All Categories MCQs
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General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
70341
The deadliest blizzard in history, the 1972 Iran Blizzard, dropped up to how much snow?
Answer:
8 meters (26 ft)
The blizzard dropped as much as 8 meters (26 feet) of snow, burying villages and killing approximately 4,000 people.
70342
The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake in Japan is primarily known for triggering:
Answer:
A massive tsunami and nuclear meltdown
The earthquake triggered powerful tsunami waves that reached heights of up to 40 meters and caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
70343
The sinking of the MV Doña Paz in 1987 is the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster. It happened in:
Answer:
The Philippines
The passenger ferry collided with the oil tanker Vector, resulting in an estimated death toll of 4,386 people.
70344
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami was triggered by an earthquake off the coast of:
Answer:
Sumatra, Indonesia
The magnitude 9.1–9.3 earthquake triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean.
70345
Which US city was destroyed by a massive earthquake and fire in 1906?
Answer:
San Francisco
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and subsequent fires destroyed over 80% of the city.
70346
The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 devastated which major metropolitan area?
Answer:
Tokyo-Yokohama
The earthquake struck the Honshu island of Japan, devastating Tokyo and Yokohama and killing over 100,000 people.
70347
The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull caused massive disruption to:
Answer:
Air travel across Europe
The volcano in Iceland ejected an ash cloud that led to the closure of airspace over most of Europe for several days.
70348
Which 1976 disaster involved the release of dioxin (TCDD) from a chemical plant in Italy?
Answer:
Seveso disaster
The Seveso disaster was an industrial accident that exposed the local population to high levels of dioxin.
70349
The 1889 Johnstown Flood was caused by the catastrophic failure of:
Answer:
The South Fork Dam
The failure of the South Fork Dam released 20 million tons of water, destroying Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and killing 2,209 people.
70350
The 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was famously caused by:
Answer:
Aeroelastic flutter (wind)
The bridge, nicknamed 'Galloping Gertie', collapsed due to aeroelastic flutter caused by 40 mph winds.