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Weather: a quiz

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Here is a quiz about weather events and phenomena – with an international flavor. Weather and climate often get confused, especially when people think that a really cold spell of weather is proof that climate change is a hoax! All these question are definitely weather related – unless you’d like to argue about it!

Do you know the difference between a mistral and a chinook? And how are you on cloud types? Here is your chance to test your knowledge and maybe learn something that you didn’t know before!

  • Question of

    The name of which type of cloud is Latin for a lock of hair?

    • Cumulus
    • Stratus
    • Cirrus
    • Nimbus
  • Question of

    What is the centre of a hurricane called?

    • Eye
    • Ear
    • Nose
    • Throat
  • Question of

    What is a hurricane in the Pacific called?

    • Cyclone
    • Anticyclone
    • Pacific storm
    • Typhoon
  • Question of

    What colour are altostratus clouds?

    • Grey
    • White
    • Pink
    • Black
  • Question of

    On a weather chart, how is an occluded front marked?

    • With triangles
    • With semicircles
    • With both triangles and semicircles
    • With squares
  • Question of

    Where might you experience a williwaw?

    • Hawaii
    • Alaska
    • Florida
    • Iowa
  • Question of

    Along which valley does the mistral blow?

    • Rhine
    • Rhone
    • Loire
    • Danube
  • Question of

    What does a haboob create?

    • Sandstorms
    • Heavy rain
    • Avalanches
    • Mudslides
  • Question of

    An isohyet is a line on a map connecting places of equal what?

    • Air pressure
    • Wind speed
    • Temperature
    • Rainfall
  • Question of

    Over which mountains does the chinook blow?

    • Alps
    • Himalayas
    • Andes
    • Rockies

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