Weather Quiz

Cue (NZERS), Issue 18, 28 February 1945, Page 34

Weather Quiz

1 A ring around the moon is a sign of coming rain or snow? True or false? 2. A high barometer is always a sign of fair weather ahead. , " . True or false? 3. Snow is really frozen rain. True or false? 4. Gardens in valleys and hollows generally receive autumn frosts before gardens on hilltops. . True or false? 5. Open windows attract lightning. True or false? 6. .It isn’t the heat, it’s the humidity that makes certain days uncomfortable. . , True or false? 7. Hail rarely falls .during the winter. „ True or false? 8 A change in the phase of the moon brings a change in the weather. ' True or false? 9. No two snowflakes are identical in pattern. True or false? 10. It is correct to say the ”dew fails at night” True or false? 11. The average number of thunder-storms in progress throughout the world at any instant is nearer 2,000 than 200. True or false? 12. It is sometimes too cold to snow. • True or false? 13. Thunder-storms sometimes cause milk to sour True or false? ... 14. Radio static is more pronounced in summer than at any other time. True or false? 15. Rainbows may be 'seen at night. - True or false? 16. Thunder is absolutely harmless. True or false.'. 17. Frost is frozen dew. True or false? 18. It is especially dangerous to seek shelter from a thunder-storm under a solitary tree. True or false. 19. A red sunset usually means stormy weather next day. True or false . 20. A heavy dew is a portent of dear weather. True or false