Weather Myths Quiz - MSN Encarta

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Lightning (Image credit: Keith Kent/Science Source/Photo Researchers, Inc.)

True

False

No two snowflakes are exactly alike.

Snow Crystal (Image credit: Ted Kinsman/Photo Researchers, Inc.)

True

False

When a tornado or hurricane is approaching, you should open windows in your home to equalize the air pressure.

Hurricane Destruction (Image credit: Herman Kokojan/Black Star)

True

False

Eskimos have nearly 100 words for snow, while in English we only have one.

Igloo (Image credit: George Holton/Photo Researchers, Inc.)

True

False

A tornado ripped through a drive-in movie theater in Canada while patrons were watching the movie "Twister," initially leading them to believe that the movie's special effects were remarkably realistic.

Tornado Watching (Image credit: Howard Bluestein/Science Source/Photo Researchers, Inc.)

True

False

Frogs can rain from the sky.

Green Frog (Image credit: Joe McDonald/Bruce Coleman, Inc.)

True

False

The area under a highway overpass is a good place to ride out a tornado.

True

False

You risk being electrocuted if you talk on the phone during a thunderstorm.

True

False

Wearing or carrying a metal object will increase your chances of being struck by lightning.

Thunder and Lightning (Image credit: BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc./Hot Shots Cool Cuts, Inc.)

True

False

Mark Twain once said, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."

Mark Twain (Image credit: THE BETTMANN ARCHIVE)

True

False