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15 Significant Meteorological Events Trivia Questions
- Q: What was the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history?
- Q: What phenomenon caused the “Dust Bowl” in the 1930s?
- Q: Which typhoon was the deadliest on record, killing over 300,000 people?
- Q: What year did Hurricane Katrina strike New Orleans?
- Q: What meteorological event is known as “The Great Blizzard of 1888”?
- Q: Which storm holds the record for the highest wind speed ever recorded on Earth?
- Q: What caused the “Year Without a Summer” in 1816?
- Q: What is the strongest tornado on record, measured by wind speed?
- Q: Which cyclone caused catastrophic flooding in Bangladesh in 1970?
- Q: What storm system caused “Superstorm Sandy” in 2012?
- Q: What was the largest hailstone ever recorded?
- Q: Which heatwave caused tens of thousands of deaths in Europe in 2003?
- Q: What meteorological event caused widespread famine in Ethiopia in the 1980s?
- Q: Which hurricane holds the record for the lowest pressure ever recorded in the Atlantic?
- Q: What weather phenomenon is associated with El Niño?
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15 Significant Meteorological Events Trivia Questions and Answers
- Q: What was the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history? A: The Galveston Hurricane of 1900.
- Q: What phenomenon caused the “Dust Bowl” in the 1930s? A: Severe drought and poor agricultural practices.
- Q: Which typhoon was the deadliest on record, killing over 300,000 people? A: Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.
- Q: What year did Hurricane Katrina strike New Orleans? A: 2005.
- Q: What meteorological event is known as “The Great Blizzard of 1888”? A: A massive snowstorm in the northeastern United States.
- Q: Which storm holds the record for the highest wind speed ever recorded on Earth? A: Tropical Cyclone Olivia in 1996.
- Q: What caused the “Year Without a Summer” in 1816? A: The eruption of Mount Tambora.
- Q: What is the strongest tornado on record, measured by wind speed? A: The 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado in Oklahoma.
- Q: Which cyclone caused catastrophic flooding in Bangladesh in 1970? A: Bhola Cyclone.
- Q: What storm system caused “Superstorm Sandy” in 2012? A: A combination of a hurricane and a winter storm.
- Q: What was the largest hailstone ever recorded? A: A hailstone measuring 8 inches in diameter in South Dakota in 2010.
- Q: Which heatwave caused tens of thousands of deaths in Europe in 2003? A: The European Heatwave of 2003.
- Q: What meteorological event caused widespread famine in Ethiopia in the 1980s? A: Severe drought.
- Q: Which hurricane holds the record for the lowest pressure ever recorded in the Atlantic? A: Hurricane Wilma in 2005.
- Q: What weather phenomenon is associated with El Niño? A: Unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.

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