Blizzard Chapter 8 - It is Only a Snowstorm Pages 103-124
Quiz
The Blizzard ended _______________, after 4 days.
- on Wednesday
- on Thursday
- on Friday
Why did men hurry out to the pier on Wednesday?
- The high waters were pushing many ships out to sea.
- Captains were anxious to make up the money they had lost during the storm.
- Salvage laws stated the craft and its contents belonged to the first person to take possession of it.
Many people used _____________.
- humor to show they had not been defeated by the blizzard
- steam to remove the snow from their sidewalks
- fires to melt the snow
What happened to James Marshall, the man who crossed the river Monday night in his rowboat?
- He died.
- He had to have both his hands and feet amputated.
- He survived and was just fine.
Other large blizzards include the "schoolchildren's storm" in Nebraska and the Dakota Territory and ____________________.
- the Farmers' Storm of 1950 in the Plains States
- the Superstorm of 1993 in the Eastern United States
- the Sudden Storm of 1936 in California
The Blizzard of 1888 is different from other blizzards in that ____________________.
- winds blew harder
- more snow fell
- it was recorded in great detail by many newspapers
One good that came from the blizzard was ______________.
- all companies put their wires underground
- snow removal teams were put in place
- the bird population was thinned out
Alfred Ely Beach's 1849 dream of ________________ was set in motion.
- a group of immigrants to clean roads during snowstorms was placed on call
- a citywide firefighting team
- an underground railway system
In 1891 the control of the Signal Corps was taken away from the army and given to ______________.
- the Air Force
- private citizens
- the Department of Agriculture
Today weather forecasting for the following day has an accuracy rate of _____ percent.
- 95
- 80
- 65
The United States Weather Bureau __________________.
- is open everyday except the Sabbath
- stays open 24 hours a day 7 days a week