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1. On the African continent, the highest reliably recorded temperature of the twentieth century was 55°C (131°F). It happened in 1931, on July 7, in which of these four countries?
2. In Asia, two countries are tied for the temperature most likely to cause a person to melt - one in 1942 and the other in 2017. Which two would that be?
3. Europe doesn't get that hot, but here are some places that have had some really hot stuff. Sweden is not a choice here, so which country recorded the hottest day, 48.0° C (118.4° F), in 1977?
4. For North America, which includes everything north of Panama and all of the island nations, this one will be a little different. Give me the name of the country in third place on the highest temperature scale, behind the United States and Mexico, recording this temperature in 2021.
5. On the South American continent, which country had the hottest single day temperature in the recent past, between 1900 and 2020? Remember the equator, the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn? The sun is directly overhead between the two tropics all year long and Ecuador got its name by being on the equator.
6. Oceania includes Australia and all of the neighbouring Pacific Islands. Australia is too obvious, so I am looking for number two. Which island nation had the next highest heat day, recorded between 1970 and 2020?
7. In the world as a whole, what region had the most consecutive days above 37.8 °C (100 °F) in the twentieth century? The number is 160 days, set between October 1923 and April 1924.
8. Worldwide, what region had the highest naturally occurring ground temperature - recorded in 2005? This measurement was made by thermal imaging satellites, which includes larger areas than the measurements in all other questions.
9. Worldwide, what region had the most consecutive days above 48.9 °C (120 °F) in the twentieth century? It happened for 43 days in 1917.
10. It has been scientifically proven that you must cool down to fall asleep. What place has the record of making it too hot to sleep, in 2017? That is, the highest recorded overnight "LOW" temperature, up to that time?
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