Trivia Quiz: Weird Weather

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Question 1: What strange things fell from the sky in New Jersey in the winter of 1958?

 A: Large frozen birds
 B: 50-pound blocks of ice
 C: Frozen pieces of weather balloons
 D: Items swept up in a hurricane a year before

Question 2: "Virga" is the term used to refer to snow or rain that:

 A: Evaporates before it hits the ground
 B: Is blown back up into the clouds
 C: Clings to other drops or flakes as it falls
 D: Only falls within a small radius

Question 3: What phenomenon can make it appear as though there are multiple suns in the sky?

 A: Blue jets
 B: Sprites
 C: Zephyrs
 D: Sundogs

Question 4: Which of these can cause the appearance of a "blue moon"?

 A: Reflections off cirrus clouds
 B: Soot and water in the sky
 C: The moon rising before the sun has completely set
 D: A cold front

Question 5: Perceived "sea monsters" may actually have been:

 A: Whirlwinds on the water
 B: Whirlpools
 C: Underwater tornados
 D: Low-hanging clouds

Question 6: What weather-realted experience has been proven to literally "knock your socks off"?

 A: Being picked up by a tornado
 B: Being in the vicinity of very loud thunder
 C: Being struck by lightning
 D: Being in the path of a hurricane

Question 7: What shape are raindrops?

 A: Drop-shaped
 B: Perfectly round
 C: Egg-shaped
 D: Rounded triangle

Question 8: What once caused frogs to rain down on England?

 A: Heavy winds
 B: Dust devils
 C: Water spouts
 D: The cause is still unknown

Question 9: How hot is a lightning bolt compared to the sun?

 A: Half as hot
 B: Approximately the same
 C: Four times as hot
 D: Seven times as hot

Question 10: By water content, how much snow is equal to one inch of rain?

 A: The same
 B: Five inches
 C: Ten inches
 D: Fifteen inches



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