Natural Disasters

Question 1

What is the name of the scale to measure the strength of earthquakes, which was devised in 1935.

Answer 1

Richter Scale

Question 2

Despite speculation surrounding the accurate number, it’s is said that the deadliest disaster, which killed up to 4 million people, was a flood that occurred in which country in 1931?

Answer 2

China

Question 3

Which of the following is not a type of volcanic eruption? Strombolian, Plinian, Morphian , Pelean

Answer 3

Morphian

Question 4

Which country did a catastrophic earthquake hit on the 12th of January, 2010, resulting in a death toll of 100000 to 316000 ?

Answer 4

Hati

Question 5

The largest ever earthquake was recorded in Chile in 1960, but what did this mega quake record not Richter scale?

Answer 5

9.5

Question 6

What is the most common type of natural disaster, resulting in 43% of all natural disasters since 2006?

Answer 6

Floods

Question 7

True or false, Hurricanes usually last a much shorter time than tornadoes, with wind speeds far greater than that of a tornado.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

The largest tsunami ever recorded hit the banks of Lituya bay in South east Alaska in 1958 , how tall was the wave?

Answer 8

525m

Question 9

In which country did Cyclone Nargis occur in 2008, which killed approximately 138,000 people?

Answer 9

Myanmar

Question 10

The Boxing Day Tsunami was one of the deadliest natural disasters in History, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India reporting the most fatalities. How many people tragically lost their lives to this tsunami.

Answer 10

228,000

Question 11

True or false, hurricanes usually form over the ocean.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Approximately how many years ago did Yellowstone last erupt ?

Answer 12

640,000 years ago

Question 13

What is the name of the Indonesia Volcano which erupted in 1883 , resulting in the death of over 36000 people.

Answer 13

Krakatoa

Question 14

Nevado del Ruiz erupted in 1985 , resulting in the death of 23,000 people. In which country did this tragedy occur.

Answer 14

Colombia

Question 15

What was the name for the movement of rocks or debris down a slope?

Answer 15

Landslide

Question 16

What is the name of a deep crack which you find in glaciers, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of mountaineers over time.

Answer 16

Crevasse

Question 17

Which type of volcano flow is described by the following statement, A fast flowing current of volcanic matter, hot gas and ash, that travels at a speed of over 10 metres per second?

Answer 17

Pyroclastic Flow

Question 18

More than 8000 people are killed in the deadliest natural disaster to ever affect the US, but what was it and when did it happen?

Answer 18

Great Galveston Storm

Question 19

What is the name for the rapid movement of snow and ice down a slope?

Answer 19

Avalanche

Question 20

Nearly 40 percent of all hurricanes to hit the United States from 1851 have hit the same state, but which state is it ?

Answer 20

Florida.

Question 21

True or false. The majority of wildfires in which Us state are caused naturally

Answer 21

False, 85 % are started by humans

Question 22

The 1973 Luhuo earthquake is one of the deadliest in history, reportedly killing over 2 million people, but in which country did this happen?

Answer 22

China

Question 23

The 1920s was one of the worst decades on record for fatalities caused by natural disasters, with 524000 fatalities on average across the world annually from natural disasters. 472000 of these were just one type of disaster.

Answer 23

Drought

Question 24

What is the name given to the string of volcanoes around the edge of the pacific?

Answer 24

Ring of fire

Question 25

Roughly what percentage of earthquakes occur within this area of the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 25

90%

Question 26

Name the flu which is responsible for killing 50 million people between 1918 and 1920

Answer 26

Spanish Flu

Question 27

In which century was the Black Death most prevalent, killing 75- 200 million people ?

Answer 27

14th Century

Question 28

Name the plaque responsible for killing 30 - 50 million people in Europe and west Asia from 541 AD - 542 AD

Answer 28

Plaque of Justinian

Question 29

Which disease is responsible for killing 5-8 million people in Mexico from 1519 -1520 ?

Answer 29

Smallpox

Question 30

Name the plague of AD 165 to 180 which had devastating effects on the Roman Empire Killing 5-10 million people

Answer 30

Antonine Plaque