Statistics for Atlantic Hurricane Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What was the costliest hurricane?	Katrina	100%
Which month has the most hurricanes? (on average)	September	100%
A storm that is not a hurricane but possesses qualities of one is called a:	Tropical Storm	100%
How many categories of hurricane are there?	5	88%
After the normal naming list has been used, what naming system do they use? (Up until 2021)	Greek Alphabet	88%
Hurricanes usually go this direction.	West	88%
If a hurricane is deemed severe enough, its name can be:	Retired	75%
What was the most active Atlantic Hurricane Season?	2020	63%
What was the deadliest Atlantic hurricane?	Galveston	63%
What was the largest Atlantic hurricane?	Sandy	63%
What was the most intense hurricane?	Wilma	63%
What was the least active Atlantic Hurricane Season?	1914	50%
Which hurricane devastated the Caribbean and left the island of Barbuda uninhabited?	Irma	50%
What was the latest earliest hurricane recorded?	Alice	38%
Which hurricane was famous for moving the wrong way?	Lenny	38%
What was the earliest hurricane recorded? (Hint: This is before naming systems)	One	25%
From 1950 to 1952, what naming system was used for hurricanes?	Naval Alphabet	13%
What was the easternmost Atlantic hurricane?	Ophelia	13%