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4 extreme places

Find out the driest, hottest and the wettest place on earth. For each question choose

the correct answer from the options given.
1. Which place receives the maximum amount of rainfall in a year?

(a) Cherrapunji in India (b) Hawaaii Islands

(c) Amazon Rainforest (d) Mawsynram in India

2. Which is the coldest place on Earth?

(a) Antarctica (b) The Arctic circle

(c) Greenland (d) Mt Everest
3. Which is the driest place on earth?

(a) Sahara Desert (b) Gobi Desert

(c) Antarctica (d) Atacama Desert

4. Which place recorded the highest temperature ever?

(a) Cairo, Egypt (b) El Azizia, Libya

(c) Jaisalmer, India (d) Kalahari, Africa

5. Which place recorded the highest snowfall in a day?
(a) Mount Kailash, India (b) Silver Lake, Colorado, USA

(c) Vancouver, Canada (d) Moscow, Russia
6. Where did the largest wave in recorded history strike?

(a) New York Bay (b) Hudson Bay

(c) Bay of Bengal (d) Lituya Bay

7. Which is the windiest place in the world?

(a) Mount Kailash (b) Mount Kilimanjaro

(c) Mount Washington (d) Mauna Leo

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