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A general knowledge quiz about natural disasters.
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1
Which natural disaster is necessary for redwood trees to grow successfully?
Drought
Earthquake
Forest fire
Flood
2
The three deadliest floods in history have all happened in the same country. Which?
India
Brazil
China
UK
3
Which classic film begins when a tornado takes a girl to a fantasy land?
Gone with the Wind
The Wizard of Oz
King Kong
Alice in Wonderland
4
Which US city is located on a fault line and has been destroyed by earthquakes several times?
Washington DC
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
5
How are hurricanes named?
Numbers
People's names
Places
Animals
6
Which classic horror story was inspired by a thunderstorm following a volcanic eruption?
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Dracula
The Shining
Frankenstein
7
Which natural phenomenon created Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland?
Earthquake
Tsunami
Flood
Volcano
8
Where can you find the world's largest active volcano?
Iceland
Indonesia
USA
Japan
9
Which natural disaster do people believe killed the dinosaurs?
Tsunami
Asteroid
Earthquake
Volcano
10
Which country has the most tornadoes
per km
2
in the world?
UK
Mexico
USA
Canada
11
What is the name of the area in the Pacific Ocean where most earthquakes happen?
The Ring of Fire
The Shaky Zone
The Broken Plate
The Rumble Belt
12
What is it called when a huge amount of snow falls down the side of a mountain?
Landslide
Avalanche
Glacier
Blizzard
13
What natural disaster causes these scars?
Lightning
Blizzard
Volcano
Tornado
14
Which country has experienced the longest drought in history (400 years)?
Mexico
Libya
Ethiopia
Chile
15
Which natural disaster destroys humanity in religions and legends from all over the world?
Volcano
Thunderstorm
Earthquake
Flood
16
Which country is famous for its earthquake-proof skyscrapers?
USA
Indonesia
Turkey
Japan
17
Which city was destroyed by a volcano and rediscovered perfectly preserved 1700 years later?
Babylon
Pompeii
Giza
Rome
18
Which UK capital has a castle on top of a huge volcanic rock?
Cardiff
Edinburgh
London
Belfast
19
Which country has the most earthquakes?
Chile
UK
Japan
Indonesia
20
Which country developed thanks to regular and reliable flooding?
Egypt
UK
India
Iraq
21
Where can you see up to 280 lightning strikes in one hour?
Australia
USA
Venezuela
China
22
In 2010 Eyjafjallajökull caused major problems around the world. What was it?
An earthquake
A volcano
A storm
A drought
23
What is a monsoon?
A type of ocean disaster
A type of extreme weather
A type of earthquake
A plant that can survive droughts