Trivia 2003 Questions

Question #1: In the 1980's, a would-be pilot in California did what audacious thing?

Question #2: Of the 154 disasters declared in PA since 1954, how many are attributed directly to flooding?

Question #3: When winter sets in on Mars, the global atmospheric pressure drops by what percentage due to cooling?

Question #4: What was the weight of the snow that fell during the Buffalo storm in December 2001?

Question #5: How many thermometers were documented to be in use during the Revolutionary War?

Question #6: What new connection did a British volcanologist make between weather and volcanoes?

Question #7: What was not true about the tornado season during 2002 in the U.S.?

Question #8: Which of the following college basketball teams is not a correct weather match for their nickname?

Question #9: What significant event has Weather World marked since the last trivia contest?

Question #10: Approximately how much rain does it take to wet the ground under a fully-leafed maple tree?

Question #11: Which was true about the winter of 2001-2002? It was the:

Question #12: Who said "Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get"?

Question #13: What atmospheric factor contributed to the quarter billion dollar losses in Italy's wine industry?

Question #14: What did an engineer from England propose as a method to bring rain to the deserts?

Question #15: Willy Shoemaker, the winningest jockey ever, rose a horse named ____.

Question #16: What is the primary use of snow fences in the West?

Question #17: According to the London Times, it snowed in Munich, Germany last Sept. The last time it snowed so early in the season was when:

Question #18: When considering all the islands of the world together, the wettest and driest place is in the same island chain. Which chain?

Question #19: Seagulls do many things when it is about to rain, except what?

Question #20: Water stored in the rocks composing the mantle of the earth is enough to fill how many oceans?

The 2003 Answers