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@Sparklefan1234for being absolutely sweet and kind <3 @TheRockARooster for being there for me in the days and weeks after my boyfriend passed away (and for being a sweetheart)
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Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Monday/Tuesday.
Sticking with geography here. Which of the following lakes is the deepest based on depth in the US?
Answer: C. Crater Lake in Oregon (created out of the collapse of Mount Mazama) has a depth of 1,949 feet (594 meters), and is known for the deep blue color of the water.
Wednesday/Thursday's questionGoing back to meteorology. About two weeks ago, a derecho struck the Great plains of the US. This derecho was the most severe windstorm since the mid December 2021 derecho/tornado outbreak. HOw many high wind report (75+ mph) did this derecho produce?
A: 54
B: 62
C: 36
D: 43
Answer will be posted around 10 pm Thursday. -
Choose a career for the avatar above you.
Patty Thundersnow replied to Sleipnir Rising's topic in Forum Games
(Only if calculus were easier...) Twilight's duck assistant -
Choose a career for the avatar above you.
Patty Thundersnow replied to Sleipnir Rising's topic in Forum Games
Hype duck -
Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Saturday/Sunday.
Sticking with geography here. During and following the most recent ice age, enormous lakes were formed all over North America. Which of the following prehistoric lakes was the biggest?
Answer: A. Lake Agassiz covered southern Manitoba and Ontario, eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota during the ice age several thousand years ago.
Monday/Tuesday's questionSticking with geography here. Which of the following lakes is the deepest based on depth in the US?
A: Lake Chelan
B: Lake Tahoe
C: Crater Lake
D: Lake Superior
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Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Thursday/Friday.
Sticking with geography here. Rivers meander over time, switching paths and channels with time. What type of lake is formed when a wide meander of a river is cut off from the main channel?
Answer: D. There are dozens of Oxbow lakes along the Mississippi River, with one sitting in the Metro East of St Louis. Every river in the world creates these through processes of erosion.
Saturday/Sunday's questionSticking with geography here. During and following the most recent ice age, enormous lakes were formed all over North America. Which of the following prehistoric lakes was the biggest?
A: Lake Agassiz
B: Lake Kankakee
C: Lake Monongahela
D: Lake Bonneville
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Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Tuesday/Wednesday.
Switching to geography here. Several pieces of the states that have the Mississippi river have pieces of land cut off from part of their mother state. What are these cut off areas of states called?
Answer: C. There are dozens of exclaves along the banks of the Mississippi River, including former Illinois capital Kaskaskia.
Thursday/Friday's questionSticking with geography here. Rivers meander over time, switching paths and channels with time. What type of lake is formed when a wide meander of a river is cut off from the main channel?
A: Fluviatile lake
B: Lateral lake
C: anthropogenic lake
D: oxbow lake
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What game are you playing right now?
Patty Thundersnow replied to Mint Petal's topic in Media Discussion
MLB the Show 22 and WWE 2k22 are the ones I play every day right now. I mix in Wreckfest and Dirt 5 in as well. Also gonna pick up the new Gran Turismo here soon for my birthday, and maybe the new Lego Star Wars. -
Relatively pleasant. Clear skies and cool temps, with showers and thunderstorms incoming for the rest of the week.
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Some ahole in my neighborhood burning leaves and the smoke wafting into my room, making my eyes water.
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What was the last food you ate?
Patty Thundersnow replied to Member Berry's topic in General Discussion
Little Debby's swiss roll -
Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Sunday/Monday.
Continuing with weather theme here. The question above with the new damage tags were added in response to a very damaging severe weather outbreak. Which severe weather outbreak sparked this addition to the severe thunderstorm warning?
Answer: A. THe worst thunderstorm (the August 2020 Midwest derecho) in the history of the US brought about the enhanced wording for severe thunderstorms.
Tuesday/Wednesday's questionSwitching to geography here. Several pieces of the states that have the Mississippi river have pieces of land cut off from part of their mother state. What are these cut off areas of states called?
A: isthmus
B: peninsula
C: exclave
D: islands
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Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Friday/Saturday
Continuing with weather theme here. Early in August 2021, the National Weather service began adding a new 'damage threat' tag to severe thunderstorm warnings, similar to the existing tags on flash flood and tornado warnings respectively. What are the names these two new damage threat tags?
Answer: D. The considerable tag is used for a severe thunderstorm that has golf ball (1.75 Inch) hail and/or 70 mph wind gusts. Destructive is used when a severe thunderstorm produces baseball (2.75 inch) hail and/or 80+ mph wind gusts.
Friday/Saturday's questionContinuing with weather theme here. The question above with the new damage tags were added in response to a very damaging severe weather outbreak. Which severe weather outbreak sparked this addition to the severe thunderstorm warning?
A: August 2020 Midwest Derecho
B: April 2011 Superoutbreak
C: June 1998 Corn Belt Derecho
D: The May 2004 Tornado Outbreak Sequence
Answer will be posted around 10 pm Monday -
Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Wednesday/Thursday.
Continuing with weather theme here. As mentioned on a few of these questions, the National Weather Service uses the 'Tornado Emergency' Tornado Warning when there are severe enough tornadoes to warrant it. What was the first tornado to be given the 'Tornado Emergency' tag?
Answer: C. The first usage of the tornado emergency tag was on the fly, used to describe how dangerous the Bridge Creek-Moore F5 was. It was one of the most powerful tornadoes to ever be observed, and invented a whole new type of warning when it comes to tornadoes.
Friday/Saturday's questionContinuing with weather theme here. Early in August 2021, the National Weather service began adding a new 'damage threat' tag to severe thunderstorm warnings, similar to the existing tags on flash flood and tornado warnings respectively. What are the names these two new damage threat tags?
A: Damaging, Destructive
B: Considerable, very damaging
C: Very damaging, destructive
D: Considerable, Destructive
Answer will be posted around 10 pm Saturday. -
Mine was always the Hardys, even when they had that brief run as the new Brood (which creeped the heck out of me when I was young).
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Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Monday/Tuesday.
Continuing with weather theme here. The Storm Prediction Center has a multi-level severe weather outlook they post every day, with the highest level being high risk. Which of the following days is the most recent severe thunderstorm high risk day?
Answer: A. March 25th, 2021 was the most recent use of the SPC High risk, with 20 tornadoes and 6 deaths occurring during that day. The strongest tornado of that day, however, did not form until a few hours after the high risk was downgraded to an enhanced risk (it was the Newnan, Georgia EF-4).
Wednesday/Thursday's questionContinuing with weather theme here. As mentioned on a few of these questions, the National Weather Service uses the 'Tornado Emergency' Tornado Warning when there are severe enough tornadoes to warrant it. What was the first tornado to be given the 'Tornado Emergency' tag?
A: November 10th, 2002 Carbon Hill, Alabama F3
B: May 4th, 2007 Greensburg, Kansas EF5
C: May 3rd, 1999 Bridge Creek-Moore F5
D: May 8th, 2003 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma F4
Answer will be posted around 10 pm Thursday. -
And of course...
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Another little snippet from Raw tonight.
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Kane and XPac were mint as a tag team.
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Another return to Monday night Raw
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Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Saturday/Sunday.
Continuing with the theme of weather. Back on December 15-16th, 2021, the upper midwest was struck by a damaging QLCS derecho event, producing many tornadoes and the first ever tornado warning and confirmed tornadoes in the month of December for Minnesota. How many tornadoes did this event produce?
Answer: C. 120 tornadoes were produced by this forward progressive derecho over the span of approximately 8 hours. All tornadoes were EF-2 or below. This tornado outbreak is the largest for December in recorded history.
Monday/Tuesday's questionContinuing with weather theme here. The Storm Prediction Center has a multi-level severe weather outlook they post every day, with the highest level being high risk. Which of the following days is the most recent severe thunderstorm high risk day?
A: March 25th, 2021
B: May 20th, 2019
C: January 22nd, 2017
D: November 17th, 2013
Answer will be posted around 10 pm Sunday. -
Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Tuesday/Wednesday.
Continuing with the team of weather. What state in the US (on average) sees the most tornadoes every year?
Answer: B. Texas averages 151 tornadoes per year, mainly because of vast area the state covers. Kansas comes in at second with 91, and Oklahoma third with 68. Illinois averages 54 per year.
Saturday/Sunday's questionContinuing with the theme of weather. Back on December 15-16th, 2021, the upper midwest was struck by a damaging QLCS derecho event, producing many tornadoes and the first ever tornado warning and confirmed tornadoes in the month of December for Minnesota. How many tornadoes did this event produce?
A: 88
B: 144
C: 120
D: 66
Answer will be posted around 10 pm Sunday. -
Robin Williams was the one that hit me the hardest. I grew up watching movies with him in them, and I did cry a bit for his loss. He was a brilliant and funny man.
