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Send the rain quiz
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In an average year, how many inches of rain fall in the UK? A) 37 inches B) 48 inches C) 53 inches
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48 inches!
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Which country received a total of 18.5 feet of rain during the 2011 monsoon season? A) Thailand B) Cambodia C) Pakistan
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Pakistan The rainfall left 20 per cent of the country under water!
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What British city receives an average of 24 inches of rainfall a year? A) London B) Cardiff C) Edinburgh
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London!
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Where is the ‘wettest city’ in the world? A) Suva, Fiji B) Finch-Hatton, Australia C) Cherrapunjee, India
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Cherrapunjee, India On average, the city receives 500 inches of rain – that’s 41 feet a year!
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Which French island holds the record for the most rainfall over a 24-hour period? A) Corsica B) Reunion C) Martinique
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Reunion The island once recorded a total of 74 inches of rain in one day!
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On average, how fast does a raindrop fall? A) 23 km/hour B) 31 km/hour C) 40 km/hour
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23 km/hour The fastest recorded raindrop fell at 30 km/hour!
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A) Louisiana B) Alaska C) Hawaii In America, which state receives the most rainfall per year?
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Hawaii The state gets an average of 63.7 inches a year
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Where is the driest place on earth - only receiving 0.03 inches of rainfall per year? A) Luxor, Egypt B) Arica, Chile C) Wadi Halfa, Sudan
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Arica, Chile Its climate is comparable to the Sahara Desert!
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Where is the wettest place in Britain? A) Dalness, Highland B) Seathwaite, Cumbria C) Inverarnon, Stirling
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Dalness, Highland! This town gets an average rainfall of 130 inches per year!
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