Test Your Knowledge About Sinkhole! Geographical Incidence Sinkhole Trivia Quiz

Questions : 12 | Total Attempts: 568 | Recent Updated: 22-Jan-2020
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The Sinkhole is a depression built on the ground. This depression is formed when the layers of the Earth's surface collapse after being transformed into caves. Both natural and human activities are involved in their construction. Sinkholes can also be created due to human activities. Such as Broken Land Drains, due to leaks in water mains and sewerage pipes, excessive rainfall, storm events, turning of underlying limestone and water flow, etc. This condition can occur suddenly and without any prior warning. Because the land under the surface of the earth remains intact until its size becomes large. Let's know more about Geographical Incidence Sinkhole.

Questions Excerpt


1. By what name is the sinkhole also known?

A. Cenote

B. Swallet

C. Swallow hole

D. All of the above

2. Sinkhole incident is most seen in which country?

A. United States

B. Australia

C. China

D. Honolulu

3. Where the most sinkhole seen in the United States until 2019?

A. Florida

B. Texas

C. Alabama

D. All of the above

4. Which is the largest sinkhole in the United States?

A. Golly Hole

B. Qattara Depression

C. Sarisarinama Sinkholes

D. Bimmah

5. Which of the following is the largest sinkhole in the world?

A. Bimmah

B. Golly Hole

C. Qattara Depression

D. Sarisarinama Sinkholes

6. According to the USGS, about _________% percent of U.S. land is susceptible to sinkholes.

A. 10% percent

B. 20% percent

C. 30% percent

D. 40% percent

7. The most damage from sinkholes tends to occur in which place in the US?

A. Missouri

B. Kentucky

C. Tennessee

D. All of the above

8. Which is the deepest sinkhole in the world?

A. Yongle Blue Hole

B. Bimmah

C. Golly Hole

D. Qattara Depression

9. Which are the most famous sinkholes?

A. Fukuoka

B. Dean's Blue Hole

C. Guangzhou

D. Great Blue Hole

10. In which country has the Fukuoka sinkhole incident occurred?

A. China

B. Japan

C. United States

D. Brazil

11. The Qattara depression is part of the Western Desert of ____________.

A. Egypt

B. Iran

C. Thar

D. United States

12. In January 2020 the sinkhole incident occurs in which country?

A. Nepal

B. Bhutan

C. China

D. Bangladesh

 

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