Test your knowledge on Weird Weather. Points available: 10 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 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 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 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 5: Perceived "sea monsters" may actually have been: A) Whirlwinds on the water B) Whirlpools C) Underwater tornados D) Low-hanging clouds 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 7: What shape are raindrops? A) Drop-shaped B) Perfectly round C) Egg-shaped D) Rounded triangle 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 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 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