Trivia 2004 Questions

Question #1: Since records began in 1973, what was true about this past averaged over the cold season's (2002-2003) snow cover across the Northern Hemisphere?

Question #2: Researchers in Barrow, AK, have been surprised to find an abundance of what element on the ground snow during each spring?

Question #3: The majority (60%) of dogs that show fear during thunderstorms take refuge in what location?

Question #4: Ususally automobiles are considered the main source of pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides, but a study published last March points the finger at which of the following natural polluter?

Question #5: Weather balloons have begun to use a new instrument package named after which character?

Question #6: About how many cloud to ground lightning strikes occur each year in the contiguous U.S.?

Question #7: A dry, woolen overcoat when taken into a cold, moist air mass will increase its temperature by how much due to absorption of mositure?

Question #8: Which of the following is not true about positive lightning strokes?

Question #9: Police in South Africa last year arrested people in Limpopo because the weather caused them to turn violent against a neighbor; what weather caused the crime?

Question #10: Tornadoes are measured by a scale which measures their destruction. Each number on the scale has a comparable name. Which of the following is not a Fujita Scale name for a twister?

Question #11: In February 2003, France drew up plans to protect 100,000 works of art. What atmospheric factor led to this plan?

Question #12: The Hubble Space Telescope has recently measured the winds at the equator of Saturn. The speed of 600 miles an hour has changed how much in the past two decades?

Question #13: Migraine headaches have a seasonality to their occurrence. Which season (in the Northern Hemisphere) is associated with the fewest migraines?

Question #14: The tragic destruction of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 has had the following confirmed effects on the atmosphere of lower Manhattan?

Question #15: Several hundred waterspouts develop in the Florida Keys each year. What percent rotate clockwise or anti-cyclonically?

Question #16: Which teams building superintendent admitted to directing its ventilation in a favorable way for its home team when the game was close?

Question #17: In Thailand, the crown prince presides over the Royal Plowing Ceremony each year, where the weather is forecast for the year to come. How is the prediction made?

Question #18: A drought over the ocean around Hawaii during the past decade has had the following known effect?

Question #19: According to a recent study, which of the following days of the week have a larger temperature change from day to night in the eastern United States?

Question #20: There has been a steady improvement in predicting precipitation across the United States, however, there is one montth when there has been no improvement at all during the past 25 years. Which month is it?

The 2004 Answers