Q.1
July 10th 1913 was the hottest day ever on Earth, with temperatures reaching 56.7 °C. Whereabouts was this?
  • Cambridge, UK
  • The Sahara Desert
  • Death Valley, California
  • The Gobi Desert
Q.2
Roy Sullivan was a park ranger in the USA who was struck by lightning seven times during his life, surviving them all. What nickname did this earn him?
  • Sparky
  • Roy the Lightning Rod
  • Electro Man
  • The Human Lightning Conductor
Q.3
You’ve heard the saying, , but it does occasionally rain animals. Which of these has never been reported as falling from the sky?
  • Mice
  • Jellyfish
  • Spiders
  • Frogs
Q.4
Discarding tornadoes, the fastest winds ever recorded were on Barrow Island, Australia, inThe wind was as fast as what?
  • As fast as a Formula 1 racing car
  • As fast as a helicopter
  • As fast as a jet plane
  • As fast as a rocket
Q.5
According to the , the world's largest snowflake fell in January 1887, in Montana, USA. How big was it?
  • 0.38 cm wide
  • 3.8 cm wide
  • 38 cm wide
  • 380 cm wide
Q.6
Thick fog containing the poisonous gas sulfur dioxide is known as what?
  • A Custard Skin Fog
  • A Pea Soup Fog
  • An Onion Gravy Fog
  • A Mashed Potato Fog
Q.7
Hail can be deadly. In April 1888, a severe hailstorm in Moradabad, India, killed how many people?
  • 2
  • 24
  • 246
  • 2,460
Q.8
The year 1816 is known as the , after temperatures around the world fell and crops failed. What caused this freak weather?
  • A mini Ice Age
  • Earthquakes
  • Industrial pollution
  • The eruption of a volcano
Q.9
In the Northern Hemisphere, very hot days during the summer are known by what name?
  • Dog Days
  • Lion Days
  • Bear Days
  • Wolf Days
Q.10
Fog and mist are both formed by low-lying clouds. What is the official difference between mist and fog?
  • Mist is not classed as a danger to life
  • Mist forms only above bodies of water
  • Fog reduces visibility to less than 1 km
  • Fog forms at lower temperatures than mist
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