The Bathtub: Emily's Trivia Quiz: God Bless Mother Nature, She's a Single Woman Too

I don't really have a very good intro for today's post. I mean, I like weather as much as the next girl, and I'm not even trying to do something different and exciting this week because there is enough interesting stuff about weather out there. So, without further ado, here is a quiz about our wonderful world of weather!

1. The total amount of fossil fuel used by humans since the start of civilization is about equivalent to the energy in...
a. 40,000 days of sunshine
b. 20,000 days of sunshine
c. 10,000 days of sunshine
d. 30 days of sunshine

d. The total amount of fossil fuel used by humans since the start of civilization is equivalent to less than 30 days of sunshine

2. Which two states have record highs no greater than 100 degrees?
a. Alaska and Hawaii
b. Alaska and Wyoming
c. Alaska and Colorado
d. Alaska and Montana

a. Alaska and Hawaii surprisingly enough. (Yeah, I think USA Today is lame too, but it's good for fun graphics and trivia like this.)

3. Most tornadoes rotate...
a. Clockwise
b. Counterclockwise
c. They swing both ways
d. No one knows

b. Counterclockwise. 1 in 100 will rotate clockwise though.

4. This weather phenomenon can move as fast as 670 miles per hour in 30,000 feet water.
a. Tsunami
b. Hurricane
c. What is tsunami?
d. What is hurricane?

c. Is correct, a. is not in the form of a question. Also, remember that huge one that hit Indonesia a few years ago? Yeah, that was on my 21st birthday. Awesome present, God, thanks a lot.

5. Which New York City landmark is struck by lightning 20 times in an average year?
a. The Chrysler Building
b. The Empire State Building
c. The Statue of Liberty
d. The Flatiron Building

d. The Empire State Building (which I am sure you did not get from that photo)

6. We think it's bad here...
In Mexico City, Mexico, only ____ days in 1993 were considered fit to breathe. In Mumbai (Bombay), India, breathing the air is equivalent to smoking ____ packs of cigarettes a day.
a. 200, 10
b. 150, 5
c. 50, 5
d. 31, 10

d. In 1993, only 31 days out of the whole year were considered fit to breathe in Mexico City. Breathing the air in Mumbai, India (the stat I found still called it Bombay) is like smoking 10 packs of cigarettes a day.

Now enjoy this: