Multiple choice general knowledge

Who started the tradition of naming hurricanes?

  1. An American geography teacher

  2. William Shakespeare

  3. Theodore Roosvelt

  4. An Australian weather man
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Clement Wragge, an Australian meteorologist, started the tradition of naming weather systems including hurricanes in the late 19th century. He began naming storms after politicians he disliked. The other options are incorrect - Shakespeare and Theodore Roosevelt had no connection to hurricane naming, and it wasn't an American geography teacher.

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