- Ray Nagin is ______.
Your answer:
the governor of Louisianna
the head of FEMA
the mayor of New Orleans
the secretary general of the UN
- Hurricanes tend to form near the Equator, because _____
Your answer:
the water must be cool enough.
the rotation of the earth is weaker at the equator.
the water must be at least 80 degrees Farenheit.
the rotation of the earth is stronger at the equator.
- Voters from what country participated in national legislative elections on Sunday?
Your answer:
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Kurdistan
- On Monday, residents moving back into New Orleans faced which of the following dangers?
Your answer:
downed power lines
polluted water
debris
all of the above
- After Michael Brown returned to Washington, ________ took over as the man in charge of the Hurricane Katrina federal relief effort.
Your answer:
Navy Captain Ray Nagin
Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad Allen
Governor Rick Perry
Mayor Will Wynn
- What direction is Hurricane Rita headed?
Your answer:
west
east
south
north
- Where is Cuba?
Your answer:
In the Pacific Ocean
In the Mediterranean Sea
In the Atlantic Ocean
In the Carribean Sea
- Which of the following is NOT a part of Cuba's hurricane preparedness plan?
Your answer:
Requiring people to evacuate to shelters
Sending the military to patrol and prevent looting
Cutting the electrical power
Requiring people to stay in their basements
- ______________, who recently died, is responsible for tracking down and bring to justice those responsible for the killing of millions of Jews during World War 2.
Your answer:
Joseph Goebels
Peter Jennings
Simon Wiesenthal
Albrect Durer
- The killing of millions of Jews during World War 2 is known as_______.
Your answer:
the Holocaust
Hitler's folly
the Diaspora
the Catastrophe