Tricky Trivia

Elizabeth Robbins and Elyse Prestopnik

Questions:

  1.  What is lightning phobia called? 

 

  1.  How hot is a lightning bolt? 

 

  1.  How many times does lightning strike in one day? 
  1.  Where does lightning strike the most? 

 

Answers:

  1. Astraphobia

 

  1. 54,000F (Roughly 4.5x hotter than the surface of the sun.

 

  1. 3 million times a day

 

  1. Lake Maracaibo

 

Works Cited

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lightning-strikes-in-india-see-34-rise-than-previous-year-finds-cse-study-101626691375033.html

https://www.triviacountry.com/488-Lightning-trivia-quiz-questions.htm 

https://kidsdiscover.com/quick-reads/11-awesome-facts-lightning/#:~:text=Only%20about%2054%2C000%20degrees%20Fahrenheit,about%2040%20times%20a%20second.&text=Lightning%20starts%20in%20cumulonimbus%20clouds,and%20a%20negative%20charge%20below.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/thunder-and-lightning/facts-about-lightning#:~:text=3.,10%20hours%20at%20a%20time.