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Question #1
The woman who witnesses both earthquakes first name is?
A.   Venus
B.   Jennifer
C.   Kana
D.   Elizabeth
E.   Makiko
F.   Nanami
Question #2
What typhoon protection contributed to the earthquake damage in Kobe?
A.   Lightning antennas
B.   Gutters
C.   Heavy tiles on the roofs of homes
D.   Steel walls and frames
Question #3
What are some things that could have been done in advance to cut down on the loss of life in the Kobe earthquake?
A.   More water storage
B.   Better communication about the location of the epicenter of the earthquake
C.   All of these
D.   Better construction of buildings
Question #4
What plate is Los Angeles on and what plate is Tokyo on?
A.   Both are on the North American Plate
B.   Los Angeles is on the Pacific Plate and Tokyo is on the North American Plate
C.   Both are on the Pacific Plate
D.   Los Angeles is on the North American Plate and Tokyo is on the Pacific Plate
Question #5
How could the movement of the Kobe earthquake be calculated?
A.   Computer modeling
B.   Density measurements of the area
C.   Security cameras
D.   Ground radar
Question #6
During earthquakes a lot of people become afraid of the _______.
A.   how little food they stored
B.   dark
C.   noise
D.   how many neighbors they have
Question #7
What was learned about reinforcing highways/buildings (hint: answer this question slowly)?
A.   All of these
B.   Buildings can be designed to make collapse a lot less likely to occur
C.   Pillars and columns need to be built with a full metal jacket
D.   Open spaces in buildings cause problems
E.   The rocks and soil beneath a building make certain areas more susceptible to ground shaking
Question #8
What happened to the bus passengers on the expressway during the Kobe earthquake?
A.   The bus stopped just in time so that the bus dangled off a collapsed portion of the expressway but they were able to escape
B.   They fell to their deaths
C.   No one knows as they were buried in too much debris
D.   They exited the expressway right before the earthquake and survived
Question #9
To avoid liquefaction a building’s foundation must?
A.   Be made of wood
B.   Go down long and deep so that it rests on bedrock and not the surface sediments
C.   It cannot be avoided
D.   Be made of concrete
Question #10
Why did the city of Kobe have different levels of damage in different parts?
A.   Tsunami damage
B.   Basin originated waves
C.   Only parts of the city has buildings that could catch fire
D.   The earthquake ruptured a dam causing parts of the city to flood
Question #11
How many people became homeless because of the earthquake?
A.   15000
B.   3 million
C.   5000
D.   300000
E.   30000
Question #12
Where should emergency supplies be stored?
A.   Scattered at all community centers and schools
B.   Centrally
C.   Not at all because every building will fall anyways
D.   In one specially designed warehouse
Question #13
The shaking of an earthquake always moves a seismometer in a _____________.
A.   random pattern
B.   characteristic pattern
C.   central pattern
Question #14
Would the time of day and the weather conditions make an earthquake more problematic?
A.   Yes
B.   No
Question #15
What animal is used to help people who have been trapped in building collapses?
A.   Dogs
B.   Cats
C.   Rats because they can crawl in small spaces
D.   Oxen because they can drag away large pieces of debris

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