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Question 1: [1] Preliminary reports cited the Whittier fault as the active cause, but the quake was later determined to have been generated by the "Yorba Linda trend," as identified by Caltech ________ Egill Hauksson.
SeismologyEarthquakeSeismic waveReflection seismology

Question 2: [1] The epicenter of the magnitude 5.5 earthquake was in Chino Hills, approximately 28 miles (45 km) east-southeast of ________.
Downtown Los AngelesLittle Tokyo, Los Angeles, CaliforniaChinatown, Los Angeles, CaliforniaBunker Hill, Los Angeles, California

Question 3: Filming on the sets of ________ and Judge Judy were also interrupted because of the earthquake that day.
United KingdomBig Brother (TV series)MontenegroCyprus

Question 4: [5] The main shock was reportedly felt as far south as San Diego, and Tijuana, Mexico,[3][6] and as far east as ________.
Henderson, NevadaReno, NevadaLas Vegas metropolitan areaLas Vegas, Nevada

Question 5: [13][14] ________ suffered some damage in its older, inadequately engineered buildings.
California State University, FullertonCalifornia Polytechnic State UniversityCalifornia State University, NorthridgeCalifornia State University, Long Beach

Question 6: Amusement rides at ________, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Universal Studios Hollywood and Knott's Berry Farm were evacuated and temporarily shut down.
Disney's California Adventure ParkDisneyland Monorail SystemDisneyland ResortDisneyland Park (Anaheim)

Question 7: Though no lives were lost during the earthquake, it caused considerable damage in numerous structures throughout the area and caused some ________ facilities to shut down their rides.
Amusement parkPennsylvaniaShoot-the-ChutesLog flume (attraction)

Question 8: [4][7] Unlike previous earthquakes in the region—such as the ________ and the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake, which caused serious structural damage and fatalities—this quake caused only minor damage.
1994 Northridge earthquake1971 San Fernando earthquakeLos Angeles2008 Chino Hills earthquake

Question 9: PDT (18:42:15 UTC) on July 29, 2008, in ________.
Greater Los Angeles AreaLos AngelesLos Angeles metropolitan areaSouthern California

Question 10: [1][7] It was the strongest earthquake to occur in the greater Los Angeles area since the ________.
2008 Chino Hills earthquake1971 San Fernando earthquakeSouthern California1994 Northridge earthquake
















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