Urban Legends: Hurricane Katrina
You know a storm's a big deal when it gets it's own stash of urban legends. Can these stories weather the storm, though?
Quiz created by: Bill Graves
1. Gulf Coast evacuees were able to get food stamps & free gas in Texas.
(#) False
(#) True
2. The Red Cross charges victims.
(#) True
(#) False
3. Debit cards given to victims used to purchase luxury entertainment items.
(#) False
(#) True
4. Photo captions describe black man as 'looting', white couple as 'finding'.
(#) True
(#) False
5. Police radar catches car blown at 133 MPH.
(#) True
(#) False
6. Evacuees sent to Utah began selling drugs, raping and setting up gangs.
(#) True
(#) False
7. Louisiana governor refused Bush's request to declare emergency before Katrina.
(#) False
(#) True
8. New Orleans mayor turned down receiving $5 million dollars for cleanup, paid $23 million instead.
(#) True
(#) False
9. Barbara Bush said refugees were "underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them."
(#) True
(#) False
10. National Geographic afticle fortold New Orleans destruction in 2004.
(#) False
(#) True
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