All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. The Gulf of Aden
• B. The Gulf of Suez
• C. The Persian Gulf
• D. The Gulf of Aqaba

Explanation: The canal's southern end opens into the Gulf of Suez, an arm of the Red Sea.

• A. A tidal canal
• B. A lock canal
• C. A sea-level canal
• D. A freshwater canal

Explanation: It has no locks; ships sail through at sea level from one end to the other.

• A. No
• B. Yes, but only at the northern end
• C. Only during low tide
• D. Yes, it has six locks

Explanation: Because it is a sea-level canal, no locks are needed to lift vessels over high ground.

• A. 1869
• B. 1879
• C. 1889
• D. 1859

Explanation: The canal was completed and opened for shipping in 1869.

• A. 5 June 1967
• B. 17 November 1869
• C. 26 July 1956
• D. 15 August 1914

Explanation: The formal opening ceremony took place on 17 November 1869.

• A. 1849
• B. 1869
• C. 1859
• D. 1879

Explanation: Excavation work on the modern canal started in 1859 and lasted a decade.

• A. Gustave Eiffel
• B. Jean-Francois Champollion
• C. Napoleon Bonaparte
• D. Ferdinand de Lesseps

Explanation: Ferdinand de Lesseps promoted and oversaw the construction of the canal through the Suez Canal Company.

• A. Africa and Asia
• B. Asia and Australia
• C. Europe and Asia
• D. Africa and Europe

Explanation: The canal forms part of the conventional boundary between Africa and Asia.

• A. The Arabian Peninsula
• B. The Sinai Peninsula
• C. The Iberian Peninsula
• D. The Malay Peninsula

Explanation: The Sinai Peninsula of Egypt stretches eastward from the canal's eastern bank.

• A. Lake Manzala and Lake Burullus
• B. Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika
• C. Lake Nasser and Lake Qarun
• D. Lake Timsah and the Great and Little Bitter Lakes

Explanation: The canal passes through Lake Timsah near Ismailia and the Great and Little Bitter Lakes.

• A. Gamal Abdel Nasser
• B. Anwar Sadat
• C. Hosni Mubarak
• D. Mohamed Morsi

Explanation: President Nasser announced the nationalization of the canal company in 1956.

• A. 17 November 1869
• B. 26 July 1956
• C. 6 October 1973
• D. 31 December 1999

Explanation: Nasser declared the nationalization on 26 July 1956, triggering an international crisis.

• A. The Six-Day War
• B. The Yom Kippur War
• C. The Suez Crisis of 1956
• D. The Cuban Missile Crisis

Explanation: Britain, France and Israel responded to nationalization with military action, producing the Suez Crisis of 1956.

• A. From 1967 to 1973
• B. From 1967 to 1970
• C. From 1967 to 1980
• D. From 1967 to 1975

Explanation: The canal was shut for eight years following the Arab-Israeli war of 1967.

• A. June 1975
• B. January 1974
• C. March 1976
• D. October 1973

Explanation: The canal was cleared and reopened to shipping in June 1975.

• A. The route across the Pacific Ocean
• B. The route around southern Africa via the Cape of Good Hope
• C. The route through the Panama Canal
• D. The route through the Strait of Malacca

Explanation: Before the canal, Europe-Asia ships had to sail all the way around Africa's southern tip.

• A. Nicaragua
• B. Costa Rica
• C. Colombia
• D. Panama

Explanation: The canal crosses the Isthmus of Panama in the country of the same name.

• A. The Atlantic and Pacific oceans
• B. The Pacific and Arctic oceans
• C. The Atlantic and Indian oceans
• D. The Indian and Pacific oceans

Explanation: The canal provides a shortcut between the Atlantic (Caribbean) side and the Pacific side.

• A. The Mediterranean Sea
• B. The Caribbean Sea
• C. The Sargasso Sea
• D. The North Sea

Explanation: Vessels enter from the Caribbean Sea on the canal's Atlantic side.

• A. The Isthmus of Corinth
• B. The Isthmus of Panama
• C. The Isthmus of Suez
• D. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec

Explanation: It is cut across the narrow Isthmus of Panama joining North and South America.