Environment Canada: Severe Winter Weather Awareness Quiz

Try your hand at Environment Canada's "just for fun" Atlantic Canada Severe Winter Weather Trivia. Test your knowledge on facts and figures about storm surge, severe winter storms, freezing rain and more. Simply go through the trivia questions and make a selection and at the end you can check your answers to see how you did.

Good luck and have a safe winter. Weather Prepared is Weather Aware!

Question 1: The wind chill index was updated in 2001 using:

New research
Human volunteers
Advanced computer technology
All of the above

Question 2: The following elements are taken into account when calculating wind chill values.

Wind
Temperature
Humidity
a and b
all of the above

Question 3: Of the four provinces in the Atlantic region, Newfoundland and Labrador receives the most annual snowfall, weighing in at more than 400 cm each year. Which of these provinces ranks second in annual snowfall?

Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island

Question 4: Which of the following locations has the greatest number of days with wind chill values of -30 or lower?

Fredericton
Sydney
Charlottetown
Gander

Question 5: In Canada, it is estimated that __ people die of over-exposure to cold each year.

30
80
150
175

Question 6: Environment Canada is the only organization authorized to issue weather warnings in Canada. Environment Canada issues a heavy snowfall warning for Atlantic Canada when it is expected to snow:

10 or more cm in 10 hours
15 or more cm in 24 hours
25 or more cm in 24 hours
15 or more cm in 12 hours

Question 7: Things that could be done around the house to reduce home heating costs and greenhouse gas emissions during the winter include:

Sealing all air leaks in the house with caulking and weather stripping
Having your furnace serviced and filters changed regularly.
Upgrading insulation in walls, basements and attics.
All of the above.

Question 8: What is frostbite?

a sudden drop in body temperature
damage caused by freezing of skin or tissue
a cartoon character
all of the above

Question 9: In the event of frostbite one should:

get medical help
rub or massage the affected area
slowly warm the area using body heat or warm water
warm the area quickly using a electric heater
a and c
all of the above

Question 10: The greatest risks associated with freezing rain are?

hazards associated with downed trees and power lines
loss of utilities such as water, power, telephone, and internet for extended periods of time
hazardous road conditions
All of the above

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