Worst U.S. Tragedies and Disasters Quiz

Worst U.S. Tragedies and Disasters Quiz

Tragedies and disasters strike the US in many horrifying ways. Many people died and billions worth of properties was lost. Here are twenty questions to test your knowledge on these US disasters.

  1.  1

    Within 3 ½ hours, The Tri-State Tornado tore through Illinois, Indiana, Missouri. It destroyed more than 15,000 homes and killed 700 people. When did it happen?

    • March 18, 1925
    • May 6, 1840
    • May 27, 1896
    • April 6, 1936
  2.  2

    Peshtigo Fire October 8, 1871. This fire in Wisconsin started the same day as the _______________. The fire spread and burned down 12 towns and killed approximately 1,200 people.

    • Great Chicago Fire
    • Great New York City Fire
    • Great Boston Fire
    • Great Baltimore Fire
  3.  3

    May 31, 1889, this place was totally washed away when the South Fork dam burst after days of heavy rains. The flood destroyed 1,600 homes and 2,209 people were killed.

    • Johnstown in Pennsylvania
    • Mississippi Valley
    • Santa Paula, California
    • Kansas City, Missouri
  4.  4

    What is the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record?

    • Hurricane John
    • Hurricane Betsy
    • Hurricane Bernard
    • Hurricane Joan
  5.  5

    The people returned home because they thought the hurricane had missed them. The storm did arrive with 140 mph winds in addition to heavy flooding, 2,500 people were killed. When and where did this happen?

    • Okeechobee Hurricane September 16, 1928
    • Key West Sept. 10, 1919
    • Miami 1926
    • Florida Keys, May 1, 1935
  6.  6

    Residents of San Francisco were hit by an earthquake and it set off fires that destroyed over 500 city blocks. There were 3,000 people killed and 225,000 people left homeless. When did it happen?

    • April 18, 1906
    • May 18, 1906
    • June 18, 1906
    • July 18, 1906
  7.  7

    When did Hurricane Katrina happen?

    • August 29, 2005
    • August 29, 2004
    • August 29, 2003
    • August 29, 2006

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