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You might have noticed the weather hasn't been the best lately... Shutterstock

Quiz: How much do you know about rain?

We’ve been saving this quiz for a rainy day.

YOU MIGHT HAVE noticed that it has been raining a lot over the last couple of months. 

So, as if we weren’t already sick of the rain, we thought we’d put together a quiz on the subject (let’s face it, we should all be experts by now). 

Test yourself. 

What is rain?
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The precipitation of condensed atmospheric water vapour that falls as liquid droplets
Sea water blown into the sky by transcontinental gales

Warm snow
Nobody really knows
Is rain sleet or snow?
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Sleet of course
It's snow

It's actually a mix of both
It's neither, what are you talking about?
What is the rainiest country in the world, with a highest average precipitation of 3,240mm in a year?
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Colombia
Malaysia

Costa Rica
Scotland
Kerry recorded the highest-ever daily rainfall in Ireland, at 243.5mm. But on what date did this happen?
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4 January 1911
23 April 1965

18 September 1993
29 October 2015
Where was the clothing brand Rains founded?
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England
The Netherlands

Denmark
Japan
What actress starred opposite Gene Kelly in the 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain?
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Doris Day
Debbie Reynolds

Grace Kelly
Julie Andrews
What lyric comes next in this Creedence Clearwater Revival classic: 'I wanna know have you ever seen the rain?'
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Turnin' those blue skies to grey
Comin' down on a sunny day

I sure hope it doesn't fall your way
My god, why can't it stay away?
Which monarch had the longest reign in history?
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Emperor Hirohito (Japan)
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Queen Elizabeth II (UK)

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Queen Victoria (UK)
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King Louis XIV (France)
What word describes an irrational fear of rain?
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Aquaphobia
Ombrophobia

Astraphobia
Nephophobia
Finally, how many times does Rihanna say the word 'umbrella' in her 2007 hit Umbrella? (We're not counting the 'ella's here)
Def Jam Recordings
7
10

15
22
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
Reigning champion!
The weather hasn't put a dampener on your knowledge.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You have a good rein on this
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Cloudy knowledge
Some of these just went over your head.
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Water you doing?!
You can't quite get a handle on it.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
It's a washout
But we'll give you a precipitation trophy...
Share your result:

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