True or false: the Great Plague of the 1300s was caused by a virus transmitted to humans from domestic birds such as chickens and ducks.

• False
• True

In the 1918 Flu Pandemic, which newspapers were an accurate source of information about the spread of the disease in England?

• British newspapers
• None of these
• French newspapers
• German newspapers

Where in the world might you find a Disaster Prevention Park?

• All of these
• Japan
• New Zealand
• Haiti
• Japan and Haiti

According to the OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, what were the most and least deadly natural disasters in the years 2010-15?

• Earthquakes (most); volcanic activity (least)
• Earthquakes (most); wildfires (least)
• Extreme temperatures (most); drought (least)
• Floods (most); wildfires (least)

According to Professor Nikita Sud, what were the main urban planning problems that caused the city of Chennai to suffer catastrophic flooding in 2015?

• Not building enough motorways to allow people to escape
• Not building a well-supported seawall
• Building on wetland and the floodplain of the Adyar River
• Building too many multi-storey buildings

True or false: Earth scientists are able to predict exactly when an earthquake will happen.

• True
• False

Which of the following is NOT thought to have contributed to the catastrophic soil erosion of the ‘Dust Bowl’ event?

• Businesses collapsing during the Great Depression
• Removal of the area’s native grasslands
• Deep ploughing for intensive farming
• High-speed wind gusts

What surprising piece of technology does ‘Wee-g’ use to detect earthquake and volcanic activity?

• Sensitive vibration detectors developed for DJ headsets
• Networking systems developed for social media
• Gyroscopes developed to stabilise GoPro cameras
• Accelerometers developed for mobile phones

What is the name of the biological system that traps carbon dioxide in the ocean?

• The Biological Carbon Filter
• The Carbon Trap
• The Phytoplankton Filter
• The Biological Carbon Pump