Natural Disasters

1

What natural disaster struck San Francisco in 1906, causing widespread destruction and fires?

1

Hurricane

2

Tornado

3

Flood

4

Earthquake

2

What volcano famously erupted in 79 AD, burying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash?

1

Mount Fuji

2

Mauna Kea

3

Mount Vesuvius

4

Mount Olympus

3

What Category 5 hurricane devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in 2005?

1

Hurricane Harvey

2

Hurricane Maria

3

Hurricane Andrew

4

Hurricane Katrina

4

Which deadly cyclone hit Bangladesh in 1970 and remains one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in history?

1

Mysore Hurricane

2

Bhola cyclone

3

Cox's Bazar Typhoon

4

Rangoon Tempest

5

Which volcano's 1980 eruption in Washington State was the deadliest in U.S. history?

1

Mount Hood

2

Mount Shasta

3

Mount St. Helens

4

Mount Olympus

6

What 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland disrupted air travel across Europe for several days due to an ash cloud?

1

Askja activity

2

Hekla eruption

3

Vatnajökull explosion

4

Eyjafjallajökull eruption

7

In what year did Hurricane Sandy strike the U.S. East Coast?

1

2007

2

2008

3

2013

4

2012

8

Which European country experienced an extreme heat wave in 2003 that caused tens of thousands of deaths, particularly among the elderly?

1

Ireland

2

France

3

Germany

4

Portugal

9

What 1994 natural disaster struck the Los Angeles area, causing freeway collapses and significant damage?

1

Burbank cyclone

2

Riverside landslide

3

Northridge earthquake

4

San Fernando mudslide

10

What 1953 natural disaster in the Netherlands led to the construction of one of the most sophisticated flood defense systems in the world?

1

The North Sea Eruption

2

Hurricane Clara

3

North Sea flood

4

The Dutch Tsunami

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