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