The Year Without a Summer
- 1. When did 'The Year Without a Summer' occur?
A) 1950
B) 1900
C) 1816
D) 1776
- 2. Which volcano erupted, leading to 'The Year Without a Summer'?
A) Mount Vesuvius
B) Mount St. Helens
C) Mount Tambora
D) Mount Everest
- 3. Which famous author wrote the horror story 'Frankenstein' during 'The Year Without a Summer'?
A) Emily Bronte
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) Jane Austen
D) Mary Shelley
- 4. What unusual weather phenomenon was observed during 'The Year Without a Summer'?
A) Snow in June
B) Heatwave in December
C) Tornadoes in Antarctica
D) Hurricanes in the desert
- 5. What body of water experienced icebergs as far south as the coast of Ireland during 'The Year Without a Summer'?
A) Arctic Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Indian Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
- 6. In what modern-day country is Mount Tambora located?
A) Indonesia
B) Italy
C) Iceland
D) Japan
- 7. What famous lake in Switzerland froze over during 'The Year Without a Summer'?
A) Great Salt Lake
B) Lake Tahoe
C) Lake Geneva
D) Lake Titicaca
- 8. What color did the sky reportedly turn in parts of the world due to the volcanic ash in 'The Year Without a Summer'?
A) Purple haze
B) Blood red
C) Baby blue
D) Neon green
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