Trivia Quiz: Hurricanes

Hurricane names are usually recycled over the years. However, many have been so devastating that their names have been retired. Below are ten questions about those enormous storms. How well do you know them?


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Question 1: Which of these hurricanes did NOT hit in the year 1995?

 A: Janet
 B: Luis
 C: Roxanne
 D: Opal

Question 2: How many years apart were Hurricane Diana and Hurricane Diane?

 A: 10
 B: 14
 C: 35
 D: 42

Question 3: Between 1980 and 1989, how many hurricane names were retired?

 A: Three
 B: Seven
 C: Ten
 D: Twelve

Question 4: Hurricane Bob may not have a terribly fearsome name, but in what year was that name retired?

 A: 1973
 B: 1979
 C: 1984
 D: 1991

Question 5: Which of these "H"-names was never retired?

 A: Howard
 B: Hazel
 C: Hugo
 D: Hattie

Question 6: Which of these names, also the names of young fictional characters, was retired in 1975?

 A: Dora
 B: Eloise
 C: Agnes
 D: Luann

Question 7: Which of these names was retired in the same year as Opal?

 A: Celia
 B: Gilbert
 C: Janet
 D: Roxanne

Question 8: In what year was the name Carmen (like the opera) retired?

 A: 1968
 B: 1974
 C: 1982
 D: 1987

Question 9: Which of these male hurricane names was retired in 1992?

 A: Andrew
 B: Frederic
 C: David
 D: Klaus

Question 10: Hurricane Marilyn occurred long after the death of Marilyn Monroe. In what year was the name retired?

 A: 1983
 B: 1986
 C: 1992
 D: 1995