Hurricane Quiz

1. What was the name of the last Category 5 hurricane to strike the continental United States?

a. Camille

b. Andrew

c. Monica

d. Mitch

e. What do you mean continental?

2. By what scale is a hurricane's strength measured?

a. Fujita

b. Richter

c. Saffir Simpson

d. Mercalli

d. Weight Watchers

3. A strong El Nino has what kind of effect on Atlantic hurricane activity?

a. Makes for an active season

b. Strengthens hurricanes

c. Forces more hurricanes to make landfall

d. Dampens hurricane probability

e. Keeps the Red Cross Disaster Services community on its toes

4. Most of a hurricane's damage results from?

a. Storm surge

b. Wind

c. Rain

d. Tornadic activity

e. The arrival of huge numbers of journalists

5. According to Dr. William Gray, one of the world's preeminent hurricane forecasters, the 1999 hurricane season is shaping up to be:

a. Average

b. Very slow

c. Exceptionally busy

d. Unclear

e. A good time to relocate to Iowa

6. Name the costliest hurricane in U.S. history.

a. Camille

b. Hugo

c. Andrew

d. Opal

e. Northridge

7. The U.S. Air Force teams that routinely fly into the heart of tropical hurricanes are known as:

a. Hurricane Hunters

b. Storm Chasers

c. Eyes in the Sky

d. Weather Watchers

e. Mad Scientists

8. A hurricane is immediately preceded developmentally by which of the following?

a. A tropical wave

b. A tropical depression

c. A tropical storm

d. A tropical trough

e. A tropical tan

9. Each year the World Meteorological Organization selects the names to be used for the coming hurricane season's storms. The names for the Atlantic's hurricanes are selected from which languages?

a. Russian, French, and English

b. French, English, and Spanish

c. English, Portuguese, and French

d. English, Dutch, and Arabic

e. Latin, Druid, and Mayan

10. Which of the following meterological conditions are not conducive to hurricane formation?

a. High atmospheric moisture content

b. Low barometric pressure

c. Strong winds

d. warm air and sea temperatures

e. Heavy sunspot activity

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