Hurricanes

A quiz about the nature of hurricanes and the history of some of the big ones.

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Quiz: Hurricanes

Description: A quiz about the nature of hurricanes and the history of some of the big ones.

Question Number: 1

Question: Why are hurricanes given names?

	It's a tradition started by Benjamin Franklin, who named a storm after his youngest grandchild, who he said was as destructive as the storm.
	The help track the storms because there can be more than one active at the same time.
	It's a tradition started by Alexander Hamilton, who named a storm after his first wife, who he said was as destructive as the storm.

Question Number: 2

Question: Originally, hurricanes in the West Indies were named after:

	saints
	women
	men
	greek gods

Question Number: 3

Question: What is the U.S. federal agency that tracks and monitors hurricanes and issues watches and warnings?

	FEEMA
	The National Weather Service
	The CDC
	NTAC

Question Number: 4

Question: What year did both men's and women's names start being used to name hurricanes?

	1953
	1979
	1986
	1998

Question Number: 5

Question: Which letters are excluded in the rotation of first letters for hurricane names?

	Q
	U
	X
	Z

Question Number: 6

Question: Which direction do hurricanes rotate?

	clockwise
	counter-clockwise

Question Number: 7

Question: what is the center of the storm called?

	the core
	the eye
	the mouth
	the head

Question Number: 8

Question: Which Category 5 hurricane hit Florida and Louisiana in 1992?

	Camille
	Donna
	Andrew
	Carla

Question Number: 9

Question: What is the strongest level of hurricane?

	Category 4
	Category 5
	Category 6
	Category 7

Question Number: 10

Question: What does evaporation from seawater do to hurricanes?

	Weakens Them
	Makes them stronger
	Has no effect

Question Number: 11

Question: What is the name of the scale used to measure hurricanes?

	The Saffir Simpson Scale
	The Fujita Scale
	The Modified Mercalli Scale
	The Richter Scale
	The Volcanic Explosivity Index

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