Take the EARTHQUAKE quiz!!!

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1 These two states have the most earthquakes:
California & Washington
Nevada & Utah
Arizona & Oregon
California & Nevada
None of the above

2 Who invented the first earthquake detector?
Portuguese
French
Chinese
Americans
No answer above is correct

3 What USUALLY causes an earthquake to happen?
The plate breaks
A fault slips
People shake the ground
No one knows why
A giant stomps around causing the ground to shake

4 What does an earthquake usually create?
Volcanoes
Fires
Hurricanes
Freaky noises
None of the above

5 Which IS a true fact about 'quakes?
The waves make noises.
They always kill people.
Scientist are puzzled about earthquakes and are clueless about them.
When a 'quake comes, it leaves hammers behind.
A majority of all earthquakes happen in the sea.

6 OK. If this were 'WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONARE,' you would be at the the $1,000,000 level. Now, what is the prefix for things in earthquake words?
Seis
Wavey
Whoup
Shakey-breaky-ever-flakey
There is no such thing

7 Now, for level 2. There is only one question this round, HEY!! Don't laugh at me! This one will be hard, believe me! Now put your thinking cap on and STOP guessing! . . . Where did one 'quake happen in an unlikely location?
Oh by the way, if you get 100%, I'd crown you the Earthquake King! (or Queen)
Tucson, AZ
Carson City, NV
Dacula, GA
Oklahoma City, OK
NONE OF THE ABOVE!!!

8 How frequently do earthquakes occur?
Once every second
Once every 2 minutes
Every 30-60 seconds
Every half of a second
Every 2,000,000 years.

9 BONUS - Which is NOT a earthquake mesuring device?
Seismograph
L.A.G.E.O.S (Laser Geodynamic Satellite)
EQMDCENT (EarthQuake Measuring Device of the CENTury)
Pendulum
None of the above

10 LAST QUESTION - Which is word involving eathquakes shows a TRUE definition?
STRESS - not feeling good about yourself, worring a lot
FAULT - a reason for trouble (It's his fault the vase broke.)
PLATES - those pieces of china your mother loved, what you eat from
LUMINOUS-radiating light
All of them are PHONIES!!!!!!!!!!