Geol 107: Geology Goes to Holywood » Fall 2019 » Movie Quiz San Andreas

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Question #1
According to the CalTech professor, how many earthquakes happen each year?
A.   1.3 million
B.   50,000
C.   25 million
D.   150,000
Question #2
At the beginning of the movie, the CalTech professor descries several historic earthquakes above magnitude 9.0. Were any of them in California?
A.   All of his examples were from California.
B.   No.
C.   One of them.
Question #3
What was the first geologic hazard associated with the movie?
A.   volcanic eruption
B.   rock fall
C.   flood
D.   earthquake
Question #4
What were the scientists at CalTech using to predict earthquakes?,,
A.   Spikes in magnetic pulse rate.
B.   Weird animal behavior.
C.   Bulging of the earth's surface near the fault.
D.   Tide cycles.
E.   Number of miniquakes.
Question #5
Where did the first large earthquake occur and what was its magnitude?
A.   Baja, 8.2
B.   Hoover Dam, 7.1
C.   Los Angeles, 6.7
D.   Bakersfield, 5.6
Question #6
What did the CalTech scientists tell everyone to do when the earthquake starts?
A.   Duck and cover.
B.   Drop, cover, and hold on.
C.   Stop, drop, and roll.
D.   Get on your hands and knees and kiss your sorry tail goodbye.
E.   Get in the doorway.
Question #7
After the couple stole the truck in Bakersfield, they drove up to the San Andreas Fault. What did it look like? (Keep in mind - this question is about the movie, not about the actual San Andreas Fault, which behaves completely differently from what this movie showed.)
A.   A brand new row of mountains.
B.   A line of disrupted soil, with things shifted to the right across it.
C.   A big rift in the ground.
D.   A crack full of lava.
Question #8
What was the magnitude of the earthquake that leveled San Francisco?
A.   10.5
B.   7.8
C.   9.6
D.   9.2
Question #9
How was The Rock able to tell that a tsunami was coming before it actually arrived? (Note: this is actually a real way to tell that a tsunami is coming.)
A.   He heard fast-moving water.
B.   He noticed that the water in San Francisco Bay pulled back and got shallower.
C.   He couldn't tell in advance. The big wall of water arrived very suddenly.
D.   He received a radio transmission from local fire and rescue officials.

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