Crying in the Rain Trivia Quiz

Answer: India

Like everything that is unpredictable, it is not universally agreed on whether Mawsynram is the wettest place in the world or not. Some years it is and other years it is not. Nevertheless it has a great deal of rain. The state of Meghalaya, India, reportedly is the rainiest place on Earth and the village of Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives 467 inches of rain per year.

Answer: Mount Emei

Mount Emie is in the Sichuan Province of China situated at the western edge of the Sichuan Basin. It is one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China. It rains pretty much all year-round, more than 250 days per year, with it being heavier in the summer, monsoon season, with more than 70% of its rain happening between June and September.

Answer: Colombia

Colombia's climate consists of six natural regions which depends on the altitude, temperature, humidity, winds and rainfall. Its climate includes tropical rainforests, savannas, steppes, deserts and mountain climate. Tutunendo is located in Quibdo municipality and is reputed to have a greater rainfall and biodiversity than any other district of Colombia.

The area relies on agriculture, fishing, mineral and wood resources as well as tourism.

Answer: Hawaii

Located on Maui Island is Big Bog. This bog is the largest in the Hawaiian Island. Again it is reported to be the seventh wettest place on earth and has constant rainfall all year round. Of course there is an argument that Mount Waialeale is the wettest place in Hawaii but Big Bog has had the higher rainfall average over the last 30 years. I am sure the arguments will continue between the two, but for the purpose of this question Hawaii covers both places.

Answer: Bioka

Bioka Island is considered the wettest place in Africa. Bioko Island is located on the west coast of Africa and is the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea. The island is volcanic and covered by beautiful tropical rain forest.

Answer: England

Martinstown, Dorset won the competition by recording the most rain in 24 hours in 1955 being 279 mm, whereas Seathwaite, Cumbria has the highest rainfall recorded on an annual basis, at around 3,500 mm.

Answer: Queensland

Bellenden Ker, located near Cairns in Queensland, is considered the wettest place in Australia. Not surprisingly as Queensland's weather is tropical.

Average rainfall is over 8,000 mm; it has recorded the highest rainfall in a year of 12,461 mm in 2000, and even holds the highest rainfall for a calendar month at 5,387 mm in January 1979.

Answer: Cropp River

Cropp River is located on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Cropp River area is considered amongst the top five highest annual average rainfall places therefore one of the wettest places in the world.

Answer: Atlantic Ocean

The village of Debundscha is found at the foothills of Mount Cameroon exposed to the South Atlantic Ocean. Located at the foot of the mountain, Debundscha receives an incredible amount of rain, in an area considered tropical, located close to the equator. This village is known as the sixth wettest place on earth.

Answer: Henderson Lake

Henderson Lake, also known as Hucuktlis Lake, is understandably considered as the wettest place in North America. The lake is located on Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island is located in the British Columbia province with its coastline being the Pacific Ocean.