Due to the large amount of damage Hurricane Sandy inflicted and its unusual merging with another storm front, Hurricane Sandy is often also referred to by this nickname.
What is Superstorm Sandy?
100
294 members of this newly formed unit and partnership between AmeriCorps NCCC and FEMA were on the ground and pre-staged to support first responders during Hurricane Sandy's U.S. landfall.
What is FEMA Corps!?
100
These are the names of the five boroughs that make up New York City.
What are Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island?
100
Officially opened November 3rd, 2014, this new tower at the World Trade Center site stands 1,776 feet tall, in direct reference to the year of the United States Declaration of Independence.
What is the One World Trade Center or, colloquially, the "Freedom Tower?"
100
1: These people are FEMA Corps!
2: This is the best team evar!1!!1!!!!12!!!Q!!
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1: Who are we?
2: What is Eagle 4?
200
On this day, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the US, striking New York City in its path.
What is October 29th, 2012?
200
Since May 2009, this individual has served as Administrator of FEMA.
Who is Craig Fugate?
200
With 193 member states, the headquarters of this important intergovernmental organization calls New York City its home.
What is the United Nations?
200
This is the name of the terrorist organization known to have carried out the attacks on September 11th, 2001.
What is al-Qaeda?
200
AmeriCorps NCCC is divided into these 5 different regions across the nation.
What are the Atlantic Region, the Southern Region, the North Central Region, the Southwest Region, and the Pacific Region.
300
In terms of costliness for hurricanes in all of US history, Hurricane Sandy's $68 billion in damages is surpassed only by this one other hurricane's $108 billion.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
300
On this day and/or year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was formed.
What is June 19th, 1978?
300
Among all cities across the U.S., New York ranks at this number in terms of both population and population density.
What is number one?
300
This department of the United States government was created in 2002, in direct response to the September 11th attacks.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
300
Valued at $5,730 for the 2014-2015 award year, this award is given to all Corps Members who complete their full 10 months of service.
What is the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award?
400
Give or take, Hurricane Sandy caused about this many total deaths along its path in all affected countries.
What is 285?
400
On this day and/or year, FEMA became a part of the Department of Homeland Security.
What is March 1st, 2003?
400
Before coming under English control in 1664, New York City was originally founded under this name by colonists of the Dutch Republic.
What is New Amsterdam?
400
The planes hijacked on 9/11 struck these four locations.
What are the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania (en route to Washington, D.C.)?
400
These are the numbers of service hours a Corps Member must achieve by the end of their term in order to either graduate, or receive the Bronze, the Silver, or the Gold Presidential Awards, respectively.
What are 1700, 1800, 1875, and 1950 hours?
500
On this day, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York declared a statewide state of emergency and requested a pre-disaster declaration, which was signed the same day by President Obama.
What is October 26th, 2012?
500
This is the approximate amount of funds FEMA has provided to New York for recovery purposes since Sandy first struck.
What is $13.6 billion?
500
These are the names of the two largest stock exchanges in the world, both located in New York City.
What is the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ?
500
This is the number of lives lost in the September 11th attacks.
What is 2,996?
500
AmeriCorps NCCC was created in this year under this President.