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1. When nature hits back, let it pass and kick some butt!
After being behind in his sculling race at the 1928 Olympics, nature threw a further spanner in the works by sending a mother duck and her ducklings across the path of Australian Bobby Pearce. Pearce slowed down to let the ducks pass yet still managed to win his race and recorded the fastest time in that round. In which city were these Olympic Games held?
2. When nature hits back, evacuate!
One of the biggest cyclones in Australian history hit Northern Queensland in February of 2011. Nearly the size of the USA, this cyclone created widespread devastation across much of northern Queensland yet (thankfully) only one life was lost. What was the name given to the cyclone?
3. When nature hits back, be prepared for the clean up!
The 2010 cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was hampered when mother nature decided to send tropical storm Bonnie its way. Which company, headquartered in the UK, was responsible for the oil spill and consequential (massive) cleanup?
4. When nature hits back, don't use it to further your political ambitions!
In January 2010, Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake. Help poured in from all corners of the world. Which of the following celebrities helped to raise funds for Haiti and later also proclaimed he would run for the Haitian Presidential elections that year?
5. When nature hits back, read a book (or just watch the movie)!
First published in 1997 this book was written by Sebastian Junger and centered around the crew of the Andrea Gail getting caught in the Halloween Nor'easter of 1991. A movie (based on and sharing the title of the book) was released in 2000 starring George Clooney and Diane Lane. What was the name of the book and subsequent film?
6. When nature hits back, pray!
In the New Testament of the Bible, we read an account of Jesus and his disciples travelling by sea, when they suddenly find themselves in the midst of a violent storm. Which body of water were they crossing when this incident occurred?
7. When nature hits back, take it like a man!
King Alexander of Greece died in 1920 after contracting sepsis. Alexander was actually defending an attack on his dog when he was bitten by the perpetrator. What animal was he bitten by?
8. When nature hits back, remember the advice of your ancestors!
In 2004, a deep sea earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, spawned a series of tsunamis that caused widespread devastation in over ten countries. The aboriginal people of which Indian island were able to escape relatively unscathed due to the wisdom gleaned from ancient folklore?
9. When nature hits back, check with your doctor!
Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals on the planet with people dying left, right and centre (well not quite but you get the idea) from their bites. Of the following options, which is NOT considered a mosquito-borne disease?
10. When nature hits back, coin a new term to describe it!
Which of the following weather related terms is incorrectly matched with the language it is derived from?
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