Quiz: Where Is El Nino?


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  1. Which parts of Southeast Asia did the forest fires in Indonesia affect?
    1. Indonesia
    2. Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore
    3. Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand

  2. What was the root cause of the death of livestock in Australia during the El Nino?
    1. Forest fires
    2. Drought
    3. Smoke-haze

  3. How many firemen were killed in the forest fires of Australia?
    1. 3
    2. 2
    3. 4

  4. Why were diseases spread easily in Indonesia during the El Nino?
    1. There was a drought, so people had to drink contaminated water.
    2. Bacteria and viruses were released into the air when forest fires burned people.
    3. Animals who escaped from the forest fires carried diseases.

  5. What had El Nino to do with the forest fires in Indonesia?
    1. El Nino started the forest fires.
    2. El Nino induced a drought over Southeast Asia, making the dry forests a conducive environment for the spread of forest fires.
    3. El Nino caused balls of fire to drop from the sky

  6. What was the record high of the API in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia?
    1. 851
    2. 841
    3. 831

  7. Which are the parts of the body that the smoke-haze blanketing Southeast Asia affects?
    1. The brain.
    2. The eyes, nose and throat.
    3. The eyes, nose, throat and lungs.

  8. How did El Nino play a part in the power failure in Auckland, New Zealand?
    1. El Nino sparked off an explosion at the power station in Auckland.
    2. El Nino caused a drought, causing the ground to overheat, causing the failure of the underground cables.
    3. El Nino caused a typhoon to hit Auckland, destroying the power station in Auckland.

  9. How much did the occupancy rates of hotels in Singapore fall when the smoke-haze covered Singapore between August and October 1997?
    1. 13 percent
    2. 14 percent
    3. 15 percent

  10. La Nina is the __________ of El Nino.
    1. Sister
    2. Brother
    3. Cousin

  11. Who discovered the El Nino first?
    1. Scientists
    2. Meteorologists
    3. Fishermen

  12. When was El Nino first named and discovered?
    1. 1500-1600 AD
    2. 1650-1750 AD
    3. 1900-1998 AD

  13. Where was the El Nino first discovered?
    1. Peru
    2. Indonesia
    3. California, United States of America

  14. El Nino is a __________ word.
    1. Spanish
    2. English
    3. Latin

  15. What does SST stand for?
    1. Sea surface temperatures
    2. Super submarine tracker
    3. Sea speed train



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