#1 Location 50 seconds
Which European city was devastated by an earthquake, fire, and tsunami in 1755?
#2 Buttons 20 seconds
What was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded?
Valdivia Earthquake
Great Alaska Earthquake
Sumatra Earthquake
Tōhoku Earthquake
The 1960 Valdivia Earthquake measured 9.5 on the Richter scale.
#3 Buttons 20 seconds
Which volcano erupted near Pompeii in AD 79?
Mount Vesuvius
Krakatoa
Mauna Loa
Cotopaxi
#4 Buttons 20 seconds
What is the temperature of the lava coming out of Hawaii's continuously erupting Kīlauea volcano?
2,140°F or 1,170°C
3,040°F or 1,670°C
1,280°F or 690°C
980°F or 530°C
#5 Buttons 20 seconds
What was the approximate cost of damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017?
$125 billion
$125 million
$1.25 billion
$12.5 billion
#6 Buttons 20 seconds
Which country was most affected by Cyclone Nargis?
Myanmar
Bangladesh
Philippines
Indonesia
More than 138,000 people in Myanmar were killed by Cyclone Nargis.
#7 Location 50 seconds
Where would you find 99-mile-wide (160 km) evidence of the largest asteroid to hit Earth?
#8 Buttons 20 seconds
Which country experienced flooding in 1931 that killed millions?
China
India
Brazil
Mexico
The death toll from the 1931 China floods includes drowning and deaths due to lack of food after the floods.
#9 Buttons 20 seconds
Which scale is used to measure tornadoes?
Enhanced Fujita Scale
Moment Magnitude Scale
Modified Mercalli
Saffir-Simpson Scale
#10 Buttons 20 seconds
Which 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland caused massive flight cancelations?
Eyjafjallajökull
Fagradalsfjall
Snæfellsjökull
Grímsvötn
