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Strange Things That Fell From The Sky

Created by Charlie007

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Strange Things That Fell From The Sky game quiz
"If you think rain, hail, or snow are the only things that fall from the sky, you might be in for a big surprise. I hope you enjoy my quiz."

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1. In France, during the reign of Charlemagne (ninth century AD), what fell from the sky?
    Frogs and toads
    Hail with rocks in it
    990 cubic ft. block of ice
    Snakes and eels


2. In 1666, on the Wednesday before Easter on a two acre field at Cranstead near Wrotham in Kent, England, something strange fell. What was it?
    Large number of small fish
    Coal and black dust
    Blue hail
    Large block of ice


3. In October 1683 a large amount of small creatures fell at Acle, a village in Norfolk, England. What strange things fell on Acle?
    Shrimp
    Small Fish
    Small toads
    Crayfish


4. What was found inside hailstones that fell in 1687 in Wiltshire, England?
    Rough emeralds
    Seeds of ivy berries
    Fish eggs
    Blue sticky stuff


5. A foul smelling, butter consistency type of material fell in the spring and winter of 1696 in southern Ireland. What did the villagers, who gathered it up in pots and buckets, use it for?
    To make liquor or ale out of
    Eating
    Medicine
    Spice for flavoring


6. On May 5 1786, a great quanitity of small eggs fell on Port-au-Prince, Haiti. What color were these strange eggs that fell from the sky?
    Clear
    Black
    White
    Yellow


7. A shooting star fell to Earth in Silesia between Barsdorf and Freiburg (now Swiebodzice) on January 21, 1803. What did the substance resemble that was found on the ground the next day?
    A flying saucer
    An iron metal object
    A jelly-like substance
    Black marble type material


8. On a July day in 1827, in Denbighshire, Wales, a group of farm workers noticed something strange floating in the air. What was it?
    Red dust immensely thick
    A half a ton of hay
    Thousands of balloons
    Hundreds of pieces of clothing


9. What type(s) of large fish fell from the sky at Faridpur, India on Feb. 19, 1830?
    Saul
    Bodul
    Guzal
    All of these


10. On two nights in September (the 2nd and the 11th) in 1857 in some sections of Lake County, California there fell showers of something strange. What fell on these two nights?
    Candy or sugar
    An orange colored acid type substance
    Foul smelling jelly
    Green gelatin


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