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Boards Weather Forum Quiz - 28 December 2011

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  • 28-12-2011 1:30pm
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    WolfeIRE
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    This is the third Boards Weather Forum quiz. The first may be found here. The second quiz may be found here.

    The below ten questions relate to world weather and earth science.

    To reveal the answers just drag your mouse icon over the dark SPOILER areas.

    If there is an issue with any of the answers given please PM me.

    Don’t forget to reply with your score.

    Enjoy!!

    WolfeIRE
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    1) What is the missing word in this sentence. Isobars join points of equal _________________? Answer =
    ----Pressure----
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    2) What K is a dry dusty hot wind blowing over the Red Sea from the Sahara Desert? Answer =
    Khamsin----
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    3) The below image features the island of Mindanao. In which Asian nation is Mindanao located? Answer =
    The Philippines-
    186452.jpg
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    4) Minus 40 degrees Celsius is equal to how many degrees Fahrenheit? Answer =
    ---minus 40 F---
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    5) Which of these Donegal towns is most northerly – Letterkenny, Ballyshannon or Buncrana? Answer =
    ----Buncrana----
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    6) Nimbus is the Latin word for what? Answer =
    Rain
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    7) Shades of iridescent blue dominated the Atlantic Ocean east of the Falkland Islands in mid-December. The blue streak owed its existence to countless microscopic organisms. What are these organisms better known as? Answer =
    -Phytoplankton--
    186453.jpg
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    8) According to the US National Weather Service, Blue Canyon is the snowiest city in the USA. In what state is Blue Canyon? Answer =
    ---California---
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    9) Yuma in Arizona, USA, and Calgary in Alberta, Canada share what meteorological distinguishment? Answer =
    . Sunniest cities in their respective country. Yuma has 242 sunny days annually. Calgary has 333 sunny days annually.
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    10) 57.8 °C (136.0 °F), the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth, was recorded in which country in 1922? Answer =
    Libya


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