Living in Florida, or anywhere else on the Gulf Coast and East Coast, forces residents and tourists to deal with hurricanes. Perpetuated by Mother Nature, always a wild and relentless woman, hurricanes are devastating to structures, economies and, unfortunately, to lives. But, like all meteorological phenomena, hurricanes are interesting, and their knowledge provides us with the keys to self-protection. So how much do you know about hurricanes? Take our test to find out.

1. A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when it has winds going how many miles per hour?

A.74

b. 80

against 90

d. 25 on residential streets; 55 on highways

2. Does the Atlantic hurricane season go from when to when?

A. April 1 to August 30

b. June 1 to November 30

against May 1 to October 30

d. There are no hurricanes in the Atlantic

3. Hurricanes are named alphabetically, alternating masculine and feminine names. When did this way of naming start for the first time?

A. 1979

b. 1890

against 1938

d. Hurricanes don’t have names; that’s stupid

4. What does the name Huracán derive from?

A. Sugarcane

b. the god of the storm hurricane

against philosophizing in ancient rome

d. an alcoholic drink

5. On July 17, 1943, Joseph Duckworth made history by doing what?

A. Flying your plane into the eye of a hurricane

b. Accurately predict the path of a hurricane

vs Rescuing a group of schoolchildren from a storm surge

d. Stop a hurricane by pulling it with a lasso

6. On which side are North American hurricanes strongest?

A. The left side

b. The front

against the right side

d. the democratic side

7. Specific hurricane names are retired when what happens?

A. They are used twice

b. Hurricane merges with other storms

The hurricane for which they are named is particularly devastating.

d. A person with the same name files a lawsuit.

8. What is not likely to facilitate safety and is therefore considered a hurricane myth?

A. Taping the windows closed

b. Placing sandbags around the house.

against Stocking up on extra food and water

d. evacuating

9. What is the deadliest hurricane on record?

A. hurricane andrew

b. Lake Okeechobee, 1928

Against the Galveston Hurricane of 1900

d. This is a trick question; hurricanes are friendly

10. What is the definition of a tropical depression?

A. A storm that produces at least 30 gallons of rain

b. A storm with a defined circulation and winds up to 38 miles per hour

against A storm including a tornado, hurricane, and tsunami within 48 hours.

d. A storm that is very sad

Answers: 1. a. 74; 2.b. June 1 to November 30; 3rd 1979; 4.b. the storm god Huracán; 5th Flying his plane into the eye of a hurricane; 6c. The right side; 7. c. The hurricane for which they are named is particularly devastating; 8th Tape the windows shut; 9. c. the Galveston hurricane of 1900; 10.b. A storm with a defined circulation and winds up to 38 miles per hour.

See how you did it:

9-10 correct: You know your stuff. You roll… uh, win.

6-8 correct: Not bad, not bad at all. Live.

3-5 correct: Above average: coast, but without cigars.

Less than three: Oh! Too bad the answers weren’t blown away by the wind.