In Sweden, Sept. 3, 1967, is remembered as Dagen H (H Day), the day drivers switched from driving on the left side of the road to driving on the right. (H stands for Hoger, the Swedish word for “right.”) Streets nationwide were closed for hours to give road crews a chance to rearrange road signs. Then, at 4:50 a.m., Swedish drivers switched sides and never looked back.
What weather event takes its name from a Spanish word meaning “to twist”?
A) Derecho
B) Hurricane
C) Mistral
D) Tornado
Previous answer: The volcano Mount Doom (aka Orodruin or Amon Amarth) is an important location in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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