The Tsunami Quiz for Class 8

What is a Tsunami?

• A Tsunami is a wave

• A Tsunami is a joke

• A Tsunami is a large lake

• A Tsunami is a very large and powerful water wave

Identify the place.

• This is lakshadweep

• This is a little island near America

• These are the Andman and Nicobar islands

• This is Sri Lanka

On December 26, 2004, a tsunami hit______ and parts of______ such as the______ and______ island.

• India, Thailand, Bangkok, Chiang Mai

• Thailand, India, Andman, Nicobar

• Kanpur, India, Lucknow, Assam

• New York, Washington, Kerala, Uttarpradesh

Ignesious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-law and his brother-in-law in the Tsunami

• False

• True

Sanjeev made it to safety after the Tsunami

• True

• False

Meghna was saved by a relief helicopter

• True

• False

Almas' father realised that a Tsunami was going to hit the island

• True

• False

Why did Tilly's family came to Thailand?

• They came to Thailand to meet her aunt

• They came to Thailand on a vacation to celebrate Christmas

• They wanted to witness a Tsunami

• Her father had an important meeting to attend and the others came along him

What were the warning signs that both Tilli and her mother saw?

• Tilli and her mother saw the sea slowly rise, start to foam and bubble and form whirlpools. These were the warning signs of a Tsunami

• They saw a few dead people lying on the beach and got warned of the coming danger.

• They saw red flags posted all along the beach as signs of warning

• They saw that the sea had become unusually quiet and all the whales were coming to the shore.

In Tsunami 1,50,000 people died. How many animals died?

• 2,000 animals were dead.

• Number of dead animals was far less compared to human casualties.

• 40 Elephants and 25 water buffaloes were found dead.

• All animals were dead