Masters Of Disaster Quiz Bowl Possible Questions
Short Answer
- What is the most important item to store in a disaster supply kit?
- Water should not be stored in what types of containers?
- Milk Cartons or Glass Bottles
- How many quarts of water per person per day should be stored in a
disaster supply kit?
- The water supply in a disaster supply kit should be able to last
for how many days?
- What substance may be used to purify water?
- How many drops of bleach can purify a quart of water?
- Name any five items that should be in a first aid kit.
- Sterile Adhesive Bandages
- Sterile Gauze Pads
- Hypoallergenic Adhesive Tape
- Bandages
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- Sewing Needle
- Soap
- Antiseptic
- Thermometer
- Petroleum Jelly
- Safety Pins
- Moistened Towelettes
- Latex Gloves
- Aspirin/Pain Reliver
- Sunscreen
- Anti-Diarrhea Medicine
- Antacid
- Syrup Of Ipecac
- Laxative
- Activated Charcoal
- Name any five items, besides food and clothing, that should be in
a Disaster supply kit.
- Mess Kits/Disposable Cups, Plates, & Utensils
- Battery Operated Radio
- Extra Batteries
- Flashlight
- Can Opener (Non-Electric)
- Utility Knife
- Fire Extinguisher
- Pliers
- Tape
- Compass
- Matches (In Waterproof Container)
- Aluminum Foil
- Signal Flares
- Papers & Pencils
- Needle & Thread
- Shut-Off Wrench To Turn Off The Gas And Water
- Plastic Sheeting
- Whistle
- Toilet Paper
- Soap
- Household Chlorine Bleach
- Plastic Bucket With A Tight Lid
- Plastic Garbage Bags
- Reducing the risk of disasters is known as:
- What can be installed in your home to keep the roof attached to the
wall in the event of strong winds?
- What can be used to protect windows and glass from flying debris?
- What non-government agency assists FEMA with helping people who have
been in a disaster?
- What should be installed every six feet on the outer edges of your
house to keep the house and its foundation intact?
- What are floods that happen very quickly called?
- Which natural disaster is most common in the U.S?
- What are the heavy waves associated with a hurricane called?
- How many categories are hurricanes classified by?
- What are severe storms that form in the Pacific Ocean called?
- If you hear a hurricane warning on T.V. or the radio it means that
a hurricane is expected to reach land within how many hours?
- What is the calm period during a hurricane called?
- Which natural disaster is considered the most violent?
- What is the area of the country most at risk for tornadoes called?
- What are the tremors felt after an earthquake called?
- What is an important item to have in your house to protect your family
from fires?
- Smoke Detector And/Or Fire Extinguisher
- What are heavy snows and strong winds that produce a blinding snow
called?
- What is rain that turns to ice pellets before reaching the ground
called?
- If you're inside a building and begin to feel the shaking of an earthquake
what should you do?
- Drop, Cover & Hold On (Get under something heavy or sturdy
- desk or stand in door frame)
- If you're riding in a car and see the funnel shape of a tornado what
should you do?
- Get out of the car and lie down in a low place
- If you hear a tornado warning at home what should you do?
- Go the lowest level of your home (basement, storm shelter, or
interior room without windows)
- If you smell smoke and find a fire burning somewhere in your house
what should you do?
- Shut the door
- Get out of the house
- Call the fire department from somewhere else
- If you're outside on the ballfield when a lightning storm starts and
you can't get to shelter what should you do?
- Crouch low to the ground
- Sit on balls of your feet
- Stay away from trees and metal objects
- If the smoke detector goes off in the middle of the night what should
you do?
- Get out of the house immediately
- Meet at your family's outside meeting place
- What should your family do to get ready for a disaster?
- Put together a family disaster plan
- Disaster Kit
- Determine Meeting Place
- Identify relative to call in the event of a disaster
- What kind of roof should you put on your house to help protect your
home from wildfires?
- Tile or Flame Retardant Shingles
- What type of containers should you store water in for your disaster
supply kit?
- Plastic (Soft Drink Bottles)
- What are you creating when you clear plants, bushes, firewood, and
trash away from your home?
- A Safety Zone (from wildfires)
- In what direction do hurricanes rotate?
- When is the hurricane season in the United States?
- Name at least three bodies of water in which hurricanes may form.
- Atlantic Ocean
- Caribbean Sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- (Eastern) Pacific Ocean
- What causes the power of hurricanes to increase?
- The evaporation of seawater
- What time of year do tornadoes occur?
- Which natural disaster cannot be predicted?
- What is rain that freezes when it hits the ground called?
- What kind of warning is issued when severe weather such as heavy snow
or ice is possible in the next day or two?
- Name at least two things should should strap down in your house to
prepare for earthquakes?
- Heavy Furniture
- Bookshelves
- Cupboards
- Refrigerator
- Water Heater
- Hurricanes with wind speeds greater than 155 mph fall into what category?
- How do hurricanes gather heat and energy?
- Contact with warm ocean waters
- Where do earthquakes occur?
- Which natural disaster is not affected by the weather?
- Which natural disaster creates a danger for people who live in forests,
prairies, or wooded areas?
- What can you use to melt ice in the winter?
Fact Or Fiction
- FEMA employees who are on stand-by to respond to a disaster are known
as Disaster Assistance Employees.
- Milk cartons or glass bottles should be used to store water for a
disaster supply kit.
- Water can be purified by using soap.
- Liquid bleach should have 10 percent sodium hypochlorite.
- A disaster food supply kit should include fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Water heaters should be straped to a nearby wall to prevent it from
falling on someone or starting a gas-related fire.
- A homeowner should put a wood shake roof on his house to protect
it against wildfires.
- You should create a safety zone around your house that separates
your home from plants and bushes that can burn easily.
- It is O.K. to walk through moving flood waters if the water does
not come above your waist.
- A Flash Flood Warning means that a flood may occur later on in the
day.
- Hurricane winds greater than 155 miles per hour are classified as
Category One.
- A Hurricane Watch means that a hurricane is possible within 36 hours.
- Hurricanes rotate in a counter-clock-wise direction.
- In the U.S., the hurricane season extends from April 1 to November
30.
- Hurricanes only form in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
- The evaporation of seawater decreases the power of hurricanes.
- Hurricanes gather heat and energy through contact with warm ocean
waters.
- Hurricanes have winds at least 74 miles per hour.
- Category Three hurricanes have winds between 131 and 155 miles per
hour.
- Tape will prevent windows from breaking during a hurricane.
- Tornado winds can reach 500 miles per hour.
- Tornadoes can damage an area one mile wide and 50 miles long.
- Tornadoes only occur during the Spring months.
- A Tornado Watch means that a tornado has been sighted and you should
take shelter immediately.
- Earthquakes cannot be predicted.
- Earthquakes usually last about four or five minutes.
- A magnitude 3.0 earthquake is considered strong.
- You should not get in an elevator during an earthquake.
- If you are indoors during an earthquake, you should take cover under
a heavy table or desk.
- We can prevent earthquakes from happening.
- Earthquakes usually happen in the morning.
- There is no connection between earthquakes and weather.
- The number of earthquakes increases each year.
- About 5,000 people in this country are killed by fires every year.
- If you are caught in a fire, you should stay low to the ground.
- Rain that freezes when it hits the ground is called freezing rain.
- A Winter Storm Warning means that severe weather such as heavy snow
or ice is possible in the next day or two.
- You should light candles all over your house during a winter storm.
- Mittens are warmer than gloves.
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