IDS Quizz Round 29

Which of these is used to categorize hurricanes by their wind speeds?

• Richter scale

• Saffir-Simpson scale

• Fujita scale

• Barometer Scale

What type of natural disaster wiped out entire villages in Iran in 1972?

• Blizzard

• Drought

• Earthquake

• Wildfire

What type of natural disaster nearly destroyed the Valley of Geysers?

• Earthquake

• Hurricane

• Fires

• Mudflow

What type of natural disaster lay waste to a city on Christmas day in 1974?

• Earthquake

• Tropical Cyclone

• Mud Slides

• Volcanic Eruption

What are the odds of being struck by lightning in one year?

• 1 in 700,000

• 1 in 7,000,000

• 1 in 70,000

• 1 in 7,000

How often does a lightning strike occur worldwide?

• 52 times a minute

• 2 to 3 times every second

• Once every hour

• 50 to 100 times every second

One of the deadliest diseases in history killed at least 50 million people in the 20th century is known as…

• Measles

• The Spanish flu

• Smallpox

• Polio

Where did the strongest earthquake on Earth occur?

• Japan

• Chile

• United States

• India

What is the deadliest natural disaster in recorded history?

• The Eruption of Krakatoa

• The Bubonic plague

• The Yangtze-Huai River floods

• Montenegro Earthquake

Which type of cloud can form a tornado?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratus