Natural Disasters
The power of mother nature can be frightening but there's only enlightening trivia to be found in this game on natural disasters and their history!
15 questions · Published August 9, 2021
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. In 1889, heavy rainfall led to a failure of the South Fork Dam, causing a devastating flood in what Pennsylvania city?
With a death toll of more than 2,200, the Johnstown Flood is, to date, the deadliest flood in U.S. history.
- Multiple Choice
2. Since 1900, what continental state has been home to more powerful earthquakes (7.0 or greater) than any other U.S. state?
BRUTAL QUESTION!
Alaska has, on average, 1,000 earthquakes a month.
- Multiple Choice
3. In what year did the National Hurricane Center first use male names, starting with Bob and David, for Atlantic storms?
Due to the destructiveness of Hurricane David in 1979, the name has been retired and will not be used again for another storm.
- Multiple Choice
4. What volcano's huge eruption in 1883 turned the sky over Norway red, as depicted in Edvard Munch's "The Scream"?
NOT SO FUN FACT
Most of the approximately 36,000 deaths caused by Krakatoa were not linked to the eruption itself, but to the tsunami generated by it, which was felt as far away as the English Channel.
- Multiple Choice
5. According to the National Weather Service, in order to be considered a blizzard, a snow storm must last for at least how long?
A blizzard has to last three hours, have sustained winds or frequent gusts of at least 35 miles per hour and visibility of less than a quarter of a mile.
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