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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did several thousand people find shelter during Hurricane Katrina?

a)

Megadome

b)

Superdome

c)

Hugedome

d)

Littledome

2.

Which state was not affected by Hurricane Katrina?

a)

Michigan

b)

Florida

c)

Alabama

d)

Louisiana

3.

Who assigns hurricanes their names?

a)

Miami, Florida

b)

The Weather Channel

c)

The National Hurricane Center

d)

The North Pole Survey Center

4.

Who was president during Hurricane Katrina?

a)

President Trump

b)

President Obama

c)

President Kennedy

d)

President Bush

5.

Which of these items did people NOT steal during the hurricane?

a)

TVs

b)

luxury Cadillac SUVs

c)

computers

d)

books

6.

How many children were missing after the storm?

a)

none

b)

five thousand

c)

five hundred

d)

five million

7.

Where is President Bush coming from when he flies over New Orleans?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Arizona

d)

Washington

8.

Which two states provide the most care for Katrina evacuees?

a)

Alabama

b)

Texas

c)

Mississippi

d)

Arkansas

9.

Which ruined neighborhood was finally rebuilt after being overgrown with weeds and plants?

a)

The Lower 9th Ward

b)

The Upper 10th Ward

c)

The Left 8th Ward

d)

The Right 7th Ward

10.

How many buses does FEMA promise to send for evacuation?

a)

5

b)

50

c)

500

d)

5000

11.

What does parish mean?

a)

To die.

b)

A local church community.

c)

suffer

d)

A suburb.

12.

What does evacuate mean?

a)

To stay

b)

To sleep

c)

To leave

d)

To run around in circles

13.

What does loot mean?

a)

To give away things

b)

To steal things

c)

To help others

d)

To hurt others

14.

Geography is the study of...

a)

humans

b)

pets

c)

Earth

d)

space

15.

What does careen mean?

a)

To stay in place

b)

To tip over

c)

To dance

d)

To spill out