Disasters Quiz - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
2) Shifting of tectonic plates, commonin California	Earthquake	100%
4) Katrina in 2005 hit New Orleans head and Melissa in 2025 with Jamaica	Hurricane	100%
3) Giant spinning wind storm that commonly hits the US plain states	Tornado	96%
1) Destroyed the city of Pompeiiin 79 AD	Volcano	91%
8) Similar to the above, but with heavy snow	Avalanche	87%
16) Period of little to no rain in very dry areas	Drought	87%
20) Giant wave, often caused by #2 happening underwater	Tsunami	87%
6) Rivers swell after long periods of rain, causing this	Flood	83%
9) COVID 19 was an example of this	Pandemic	78%
5) The above, but in Southeast Asia	Typhoon	74%
19) The Irish crop failure of 1845 is an example	Famine	70%
10) Seasons of heavy rain in SE Asia thatcan cause #6	Monsoon	70%
11) Uncontrolled burning of forest or brush,common in dry areas of CA and Canada	Wildfire	70%
18) An intense snowstorm with wind and heavy snowfall	Blizzard	61%
17) Extremely high temperatures with little or no wind/rain	Heatwave	57%
15) What most likely led to the extinction of the dinosaurs	Meteor	57%
7) Loose ground and falling rock can cause thisafter periods of rain	Landslide	48%
12) A giant dormant one lies underneathYellowstone	Supervolcano	48%
13) Similar to #7, but with loose soil and debris	Mudslide	43%
14) Chernobyl in 1986 was an example	Nuclear Accident	4%

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