Floods
Important to note for future:
What height of water can take a car away in a flood?
a. 1ft b.2ft c.5 ft
b 2 ft
There are many sayings using the word 'mud'
Name one.
Name is MUD
Clear as MUD
MUDDY the waters
Happy as a pig in MUD
a stick-in-the-MUD
How heavy is an empty 10 ft container?
a. just over 1 tonne
b just over 2 tonnes
c just over 4 tonnes
1 tonne
In a kids playground , you will often find the 3 'S's ?
Slides , Swings and.............
Seesaws
What do the letters "SPF' stand for
Sun Protection Factor
Floods are the second most widespread natural disaster in the USA. What natural disaster is the first?
Wildfires
In history which Continent boosts 9 of the top 15 mudslides disaster
South America
If you needed to store an acid, which container would you use
a.Glass b. Metal c. Copper
Glass
Which European country created Marks " beloved" first 'fitness slide' -yes, it is a fitness slide!
Germany owns the brand BIRKENSTOCK
Other than Auckland...(lol)...which country consisitently has the most rainfall in Summer in the world ( hint it is in South America)
Columbia
Which country had the biggest death toll from a flood in 1931 killing 3.7 million on the day or over the next few months
China - Yangtze River
The boiling mud pools of Rotorua have the beautiful
'rotten egg'...smell -In science which gas causes that?
Hydrogen Sulphide (or I will take Sulphur gas)
Which country has the busiest port in the world today?
China
For which sport did Adidas create the first slides for their athletes in 1963
Football Players
The first day of summer (and the longest day of the year) in the Northern Hemisphere is called what?
Summer Solstice
What well known river ( that we like to sing about) in the USA had a worst flood on record?
M.I.S.S.I.S.S.I.P.P.1
Which stinging insect' build their houses out of mud
Wasps
97% of shipping containers in the world are made in one country. Which country?
China
Which country, who want to be the biggest in everything, boast the longest water slide in the world?
A. China B.USA C. U.A.E
USA. 2000 feet long in New Jersey
Where, in summer, does the sun never set?
Known as the land of the midnight sun
Arctic
Floods are caused by two factors....significant rainfall
( as we know) or what else?
Rapid melting of snow
There is special mud sourced from a 'sea' in the northern hemisphere used for facials as it has anti-inflamatory benefits ...which sea?
The Dead Sea in the Middle East
Where is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch located
Between Hawaii and California
The famous hand clapping game (aka the hand slide game as it was originally known) Asks to kids play while singing a song.
What is the name of the song?
Patty cake
Thinking science...what does the term 'dog days of summer' relate to?
The star "Sinius the dog" located within the constellation Canis Major - only able to be viewed between July and August