1. What did the people in San Francisco do with money in the banks during the fires that started after the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906?

A. Took it out into the bay in boats.
B. Buried it.
C. Took it and got out of town.
D. Let it burn in the fire.

2. Weather clue: When the smell of flowers is stronger –

A. A storm is coming.
B. Fair weather is coming.
C. The birds sing sweeter.
D. The wind is from the North.

3. In the winter of 1811-12 three of the most powerful earthquakes in the U.S. history occurred. Where did they happen?

A. San Francisco, CA.
B. Anchorage, AK.
C. New Madrid, MO.
D. Buffalo, NY.

4. What is the myth of how the “Great Chicago Fire” of 1871 started?

A. A fire started in a garage.
B. A camper let his campfire get out of control.
C. Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked over a lantern in the shed.
D. Lightning struck the dry grass.

5. What unusual occurrence caused the tsunami of 1958 in Lituya, AK, where the waves were over 1,700 feet high?

A. A hurricane.
B. An earthquake.
C. A snowstorm.
D. A mudslide.

6. Most of the time we hear the weather happening. When do we NOT hear the weather?

A. When it rains.
B. When there is fog.
C. When the thunder rolls.
D. When the wind blows.

Answers: Question #1 – Answer: A; Question #2 – Answer: A; Question #3 – Answer C;
Question #4 – Answer C; Question #5 – Answer D; Question #6 – Answer B