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Where did hurricane Katrina start?
What is the coast of the Bahamas
100
What state was most dramatically affected?
What is Louisiana
100
Where did most people in New Orleans flee after Katrina?
What is the Superdome
100
How much money did the government spend on medical supplies?
What is $61 Billion dollars
100
What country donated $30 million dollars in local currency to relief organizations?
What is Australia
200
Where did Katrina pick up most of its speed?
What is the Gulf of Mexico
200
What was the total cost of damage from the storm?
What is $80 Billion dollars
200
Who did the most of the rescues following Katrina?
What is the U.S. Coast Guard
200
What does FEMA stand for?
What is Federal Emergency Management Agency
200
What percent of offered funds did the United States government actually use to help disaster victims and reconstruction?
What is 4.6% ($40 million used, $854 million offered by foreign countries)
300
What category was Katrina when it made landfall in Louisiana?
What is a Category 3
300
What was the death toll of Katrina?
What is 1836 people
300
What company offered a train ride out of New Orleans?
What is Amtrak
300
What did President Bush have to say about hurricane Katrina?
What is "Millions of live were changed in a day by a cruel and wasteful storm."
300
How many countries offered to send either medical supplies or money to help with disaster relief?
What is a total of 99 countries