Natural Disasters Multiple Choice - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
A tornado, which was the widest recorded tornado and the one with the fastest maximum wind speed, occurred in which US state?	Oklahoma	58%
What was the diameter of the largest hailstone ever measured?	20 cm	56%
A supervolcano exists to the west of which Italian city?	Naples	52%
What destroyed dikes in the Netherlands in 1953?	Storm surge	52%
The deadliest earthquake in Japanese history occurred during which century?	20th	51%
Which of these hurricanes didn't reach Category 5?	Sandy	51%
Which of these was a drought?	Grande Seca	49%
What is a limnic eruption?	Gas erupting from a lake	48%
A blizzard has never been observed in which country?	Iraq	47%
The deadliest natural disaster killed roughly 4 million people. Which type of natural disaster was it?	Flood	38%
Which of these sinkholes is not completely submerged?	Red Lake	37%
The deadliest earthquake in history occurred in which country?	China	36%
Which of these is believed to be man-made?	Sidoarjo mud flow	22%
The largest impact crater on Earth exists in which country?	South Africa	22%
How many soldiers were killed by avalanches in the Alps during WWI (estimate)?	40,000-80,000	9%