Q.1.
July 10th 1913 was the hottest day ever on Earth, with temperatures reaching 56.7 °C. Whereabouts was this?
Q.2.
Roy Sullivan was a park ranger in the USA who was struck by lightning seven times during his life, surviving them all. What nickname did this earn him?
Q.3.
You’ve heard the saying, , but it does occasionally rain animals. Which of these has never been reported as falling from the sky?
Q.4.
Discarding tornadoes, the fastest winds ever recorded were on Barrow Island, Australia, inThe wind was as fast as what?
Q.5.
According to the , the world's largest snowflake fell in January 1887, in Montana, USA. How big was it?
Q.6.
Thick fog containing the poisonous gas sulfur dioxide is known as what?
Q.7.
Hail can be deadly. In April 1888, a severe hailstorm in Moradabad, India, killed how many people?
Q.8.
The year 1816 is known as the , after temperatures around the world fell and crops failed. What caused this freak weather?
Q.9.
In the Northern Hemisphere, very hot days during the summer are known by what name?
Q.10.
Fog and mist are both formed by low-lying clouds. What is the official difference between mist and fog?