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1
Which European city was devastated by an earthquake, fire, and tsunami in 1755?
7% got this right
2
What was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded?
Valdivia Earthquake
Great Alaska Earthquake
Sumatra Earthquake
Tōhoku Earthquake
11% got this right
The 1960 Valdivia Earthquake measured 9.5 on the Richter scale.
3
Which volcano erupted near Pompeii in AD 79?
Mount Vesuvius
Cotopaxi
Krakatoa
Mauna Loa
56% got this right
4
What is the temperature of the lava coming out of Hawaii's continuously erupting Kīlauea volcano?
2,140°F or 1,170°C
1,280°F or 690°C
3,040°F or 1,670°C
980°F or 530°C
42% got this right
5
What was the approximate cost of damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017?
$125 billion
$1.25 billion
$12.5 billion
$125 million
24% got this right
6
Which country was most affected by Cyclone Nargis?
Myanmar
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Philippines
17% got this right
More than 138,000 people in Myanmar were killed by Cyclone Nargis.
7
Where would you find 99-mile-wide (160 km) evidence of the largest asteroid to hit Earth?
1% got this right
8
Which country experienced flooding in 1931 that killed millions?
China
Brazil
India
Mexico
33% got this right
The death toll from the 1931 China floods includes drowning and deaths due to lack of food after the floods.
9
Which scale is used to measure tornadoes?
Enhanced Fujita Scale
Modified Mercalli
Moment Magnitude Scale
Saffir-Simpson Scale
21% got this right
10
Which 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland caused massive flight cancelations?
Eyjafjallajökull
Fagradalsfjall
Grímsvötn
Snæfellsjökull