Each week we test readers on their claim knowledge. This week's question is:
This week you can read here about losses from a series of storms that occurred in Ohio earlier this year. Initial insured
loss estimates are at least $17.2 million. What were the total losses in the costliest Ohio natural disaster in recent
times?
A. $1.135 billion
B. $320.3 million
C. $441 million
D. $2.541 billion
Answer Here!
Last week's question was:
The earthquake that struck off the coast of Indonesia hit a 7.5 on the Richter scale. According to a 2008 U.S. Geological
Survey study, what is the probability of an earthquake with a 6.7 magnitude or greater hitting the U.S. within the next 30
years?
A. 58% chance
B. 32% chance
C. 99% chance
D. 76% chance
Last week's trivia shook a few respondents, but 36 percent of you held onto the right answer. According to a 2008 study
compiled by experts from the U.S. Geological Survey, USC's Southern California Earthquake Center and the California
Geological Survey, there is a 99 percent chance that at least one earthquake of 6.7 magnitude or greater will occur in
the next 30 years.
Here are the final results for last week:
A. 19%
B. 16%
C. 36%
D. 29%
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