Project nightmare or dream development? The Eiffel Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Titanic….did these construction projects hit their targets? Take our Quiz to see if you know how these iconic construction projects performed – did they come in on-time or on-budget?

1. A publication of
World's Biggest Construction Builds
Did they come in on-time or on-budget?

2. Project Nightmare or Dream Development?
How well do you know these historic construction MEGA projects?
See if you can tell which projects came in on-time OR on-budget.

3. The Government estimated this project would cost 57 Billion Yuan = US $8.23 Billion. Do think that estimate was accurate?
Three Gorges Dam, China

4. Three Gorges Dam
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Over Budget
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget

5. Three Gorges Dam
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Over Budget
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget

6. Three Gorges Dam
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Over Budget: Costing 180 Billon Yuan
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget

7. Three Gorges Dam
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Over Budget: Costing 180 Billon Yuan
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget
That equals to $26 Billion US
Get this: The 3 Gorges Dam generates 11x as much power as the Hoover Dam. It is one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams.

8. An amazing engineering feat in its time, the Panama Canal Project was completed 6 Months ahead of schedule! The approved Budget was US$352 Million in 1905. Do you think they met the budget?
Panama Canal

9. Panama Canal
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Over Budget
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget

10. Panama Canal
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Over Budget
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget

11. Panama Canal
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Over Budget
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget: Costing $23 Million US

12. Panama Canal
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Over Budget
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget: Costing $23 Million US
Get this: The amount of rubble removed to build the canal was enough to bury Manhattan 12 feet deep.

13. Panama Canal
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Over Budget
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget: Costing $23 Million US
Get this: The amount of rubble removed to build the canal was enough to bury Manhattan 12 feet deep.
Over 60 million pounds of dynamite was used to excavate and construct the canal.

14. Developers approximated that 10–20 years would be enough time to relocated an airport to a standalone island.
Do you think this MEGA project was completed on time?
Hong Kong International Airport

15. Hong Kong Int’l Airport
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Way Over Time Period
Somewhere In The Middle
Way Under the Approximated Time Period

16. Hong Kong Int’l Airport
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Way Over Time Period
Somewhere In The Middle
Way Under the Approximated Time Period

17. Hong Kong Int’l Airport
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Way Over Time Period
Somewhere In The Middle
Way Under the Approximated Time Period
The construction of this project actually took 6 years and cost $20 Billion US to build.

18. Hong Kong Int’l Airport
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Way Over Time Period
Somewhere In The Middle
Way Under the Approximated Time Period
It was formed by leveling two smaller islands, Lap Kok and Lam Chau to built a larger artificial island on that space.
The construction of this project actually took 6 years and cost $20 Billion US to build.

19. The design and construction budget was $240 Million between 1931 and 1936. Constructed during the Great Depression when money was tight, did it come in on budget?
The Hoover Dam

20. The Hoover Dam
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Over Budget
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget

21. The Hoover Dam
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Over Budget
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget

22. The Hoover Dam
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Over Budget
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget: Costing $49 Million US

23. The Hoover Dam
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Over Budget
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget: Costing $49 Million US
It was completed 2 years ahead of schedule in 1936. The projected time frame was 7 years.

24. The Hoover Dam
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Over Budget
They Hit It Right On The Money
Under Budget: Costing $49 Million US
It was completed 2 years ahead of schedule in 1936. The projected time frame was 7 years.
Did you know the amount of concrete used to make this dam would be enough to pave a two-lane highway from San Francisco to New York.

25. What do you think it cost Russia to built the infrastructure for the Olympics?
Sydney Opera House

26. Sydney Opera House
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Ahead Of schedule, Under Budget
Not Completed, True Cost Was Out Of This World
Right On Schedule, Right On Budget
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Over The Scheduled Time, Over Budget

27. Sydney Opera House
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Ahead Of schedule, Under Budget
Not Completed, True Cost Was Out Of This World
Right On Schedule, Right On Budget
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Over The Scheduled Time, Over Budget

28. Sydney Opera House
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Ahead Of schedule, Under Budget
Not Completed, True Cost Was Out Of This World
Right On Schedule, Right On Budget
4
Over The Scheduled Time, Over Budget:
14 years to complete, costing $102Million
In a performance by Boris Godunov in the 1980's, a chicken walked off the stage and fell on a cellist.
This is when they decided to install a net above the orchestra pit.

29. Opened in 1973, the approximate completion date was scheduled for 4 years, with a projected budget of AUS $7 Million. Do you think this project was a success?
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

30. Sochi Winter Olympics
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$51 Billion US
$500 Million US
$12 Billion US
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$2.6 Billion US

31. Sochi Winter Olympics
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$51 Billion US
$500 Million US
$12 Billion US
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$2.6 Billion US

32. Sochi Winter Olympics
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$51 Billion US: Projected cost was $12M US
$500 Million US
$12 Billion US
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$2.6 Billion US
Russia built a major highway to get people to Sochi. The cost was $9.4 Billion US.

33. Construction completing in 1937, known as one of the Wonders of the Modern World - how far do you think an approved budget of approximately $35 Million could go. Was it enough to built the longest suspension bridge in the world?
Golden Gate bridge

34. Golden Gate Bridge
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Under Budget
Completed Right On The Money
Over Budget

35. Golden Gate Bridge
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Under Budget
Over Budget
Completed Right On The Money

36. Golden Gate Bridge
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Under Budget:$1.3 Million Under
Over Budget
Completed Right On The Money

37. Golden Gate Bridge
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Under Budget:$1.3 Million Under
Over Budget
Completed Right On The Money
The cable is made of 27,572 strands of wire that hold up the weight in the road.
the military wanted the Golden Gate Bridge to be painted in stripes due to visibility concerns for aircraft.

38. Also Known as the Chunnel (Channel Tunnel), The estimated budget was £14.7 Billion.
Do you remember if this project came in on budget?
The EuroTunnel

39. The EuroTunnel
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Over Budget
Right On The Money
Under Budget

40. The EuroTunnel
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Over Budget
Right On The Money
Under Budget

41. The EuroTunnel
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Over Budget: Cost £4.7 Billion. 80% over
Right On The Money
Under Budget

42. The EuroTunnel
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Over Budget: Cost £4.7 Billion. 80% over
Right On The Money
Under Budget
It took 11 tunnel boring machines to cut through the chalk marlstone for the railway. Seriously! Google marlstone!
The Chunnel is races trains under the English Channel to mainland France.

43. Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi
How much do you think it cost to construct this leaning monstrosity of glass and steel?

44. Capital Gates
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$5 Billion
100 Million
$200 Million
$231 Million

45. Capital Gates
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$5 Billion
100 Million
$200 Million
$231 Million

46. Capital Gates
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$5 Billion
100 Million
$200 Million
$231 Million
The Capital Gate is 35 stories and has a lean of 160 m (that's 520 ft), with an 18° incline to the west.
The Guinness World Records reported the Capital Gate to be the World’s furthest leaning man-made tower in 2010.

47. Taj Mahal, India Seen as the jewel of architecture in India, this masterpiece cost 32 Million Rupees. How long do you think it took to build the Taj?

48. Taj Mahal, India
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8 Years
21 Years
16 Years
12 Years

49. Taj Mahal, India
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8 Years
21 Years
16 Years
12 Years

50. Taj Mahal, India
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8 Years
16 Years
12 Years
21 Years: Construction began in 1632 and was completed in 1653. It took 21 years to build!

51. Taj Mahal, India
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8 Years
21 Years:
Construction began in 1632 and was completed in 1653.
It took 21 years to build!
16 Years
12 Years
This amazing structure was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal - a Persian princess. Her tomb is a central piece within the Taj.

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