By Stephen E. Mather Maryland Newsline Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003
1. In which state did the deadliest American
hurricane in the past 100 years occur?
Maryland Florida North Carolina Texas
2.
Which of the following storms killed 21 Marylanders?
Agnes,
in 1972 Hazel,
in 1954 Andrew,
in 1992 Hilda,
in 1964
3.
True or False: During World War II, tropical cyclones were named after the wives and girlfriends of U.S. Army Air Corp and Navy meteorologists.
True False
4. True or False: 'Hurricane' is a relatively new word, invented by Jamaican sugarcane farmers during the 1600s who had to hurry to harvest their crop as storms approached.
True False
5.
What was the average number of hurricanes per year worldwide between 1886 and 2000?
4.1 5.1 6.1 7.1
6.
What was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history, if dollar amounts are adjusted for inflation?
Andrew,
in 1992 Hugo,
in 1989 Agnes,
in 1972 Betsy,
in 1965
7.
How many times in the past 100 years have major hurricanes (with winds faster than 110 mph) struck land in Maryland
before striking land in other states?
0 1 2 3
8. What hurricane is considered the most intense to date, based on category rating and minimum barometric pressure reading?
The Florida Keys hurricane of 1935 The Galveston, Texas, hurricane of 1900 Hurricane Andrew
in 1992 Hurricane Agnes
in 1954
9.
Which country's attempt to control the East Coast of America was foiled in 1565 when a hurricane dispersed its fleet?
England Germany France Spain
10. What work of art is thought to have been inspired by a written account of a hurricane in the West Indies in July 1609?
Hurricane
History 101