The time is here! I am starting my blog trivia question contest (thank you Mrs. Morgan for this wonderful suggestion). I will start posting a trivia question on random days and random times and the first student who posts a comment (answering the question correctly) will win 5 Morgan Bucks. If you are not the first to post, please post anyways. You have no idea if the previous answer is indeed the correct answer. Some questions you will be able to find answers on the internet, while others may require you to talk to different teachers and staff. Parents, you may assist your children, but this is a learning experience for them. Please allow them to do a majority of the work. Since we are studying droughts, our first question will be related to that.
Where and when was the longest drought in world history?
When you have an answer, post a comment to this post.
The world's longest drought lasted 400 years from 1571 until 1971 in the Atacama Desert of Chile, the driest place on Earth
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that was my answer
ReplyDeleteThe world's longest drought lasted 400 years from 1571 until 1971 in the Atacama Desert of Chile, the driest place on Earth.
From Xander
Atacama in Chile. 400 years.parker
ReplyDeleteThe world's longest drought lasted 400 years from 1571 until 1971 in the Atacama Desert of Chile, the driest place on Earth.
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Droughts by sport
In MLB the Chicago Cubs have not won the World Series since 1908 and have not even appeared in the Fall Classic since 1945. As mentioned above, this is the longest drought in North American sports. The Cubs' last World Series win came before any of the other three major U.S. professional leagues were founded, and their last World Series appearance also predates the NBA. Some cite the Curse of the Billy Goat as a reason for the drought. They recently were in the MLB Playoffs (2008) and were swept out of the post season in three games by the Los Angeles Dodgers. That increased the drought to a full 100 years. Note that even if the Cubs had won the 1945 World Series, they would still hold the longest drought in baseball, as the next closest team to them is the Cleveland Indians, who last won the World Series in 1948.
In the NHL, the longest current title drought is shared by three teams: the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have not won the Cup (or even appeared in the Cup Finals) since 1967, and the Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues, who entered the league when it doubled in size the following season.
In the CFL, the longest current Grey Cup drought is held by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 21 years.
In the NFL, four teams have never appeared in a Super Bowl (Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans) and ten others have never won that game. The longest active title drought is that of the Arizona Cardinals franchise, which last won an NFL championship in the 1947 season. The Cardinals have played home games in four different cities in three market areas since the team last won a title—Chicago, St. Louis, and the Phoenix suburbs of Tempe and Glendale.
By Jackson Teague
The world's longest drought lasted 400 years from 1571 until 1971 in the Atacama Desert of Chile, the driest place on Earth.
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