C. Fourteen deaths were reported in Indiana, and the town of Marysville was leveled. Kentucky is bordered by West Virginia to the east, Virginia to the southeast, Tennessee to the south, Missouri to the west, Illinois and Indiana to the northwest and Ohio to the northeast.

Q: This year's unusually early spate of storms follow a year when tornadoes killed 550 people in the deadliest season in 75 years. The worst of last year's storms leveled much of the city of Joplin in . . .

A. Kentucky

B. Missouri

C. Indiana

D. Mississippi

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B. Last May, an extremely powerful EF-5 tornado killed at least 160 people in Joplin as the storm destroyed thousands of homes and buildings. Missouri was hit again during last week's storms.

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Q: Where are tornadoes LEAST LIKELY to occur in the United States?

A. North

B. East

C. South

D. West

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D. While tornadoes have be reported in every state at least once since 1950, most of the storms are east of the Rocky Mountains. Tornadoes are more common in the United States than any other country.

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Q: Which state reports the most tornadoes per square mile?

A. Kentucky

B. Florida

C. Kansas

D. Oklahoma

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B. Most of the tornadoes in Florida are relatively weak, while the greatest density of strong tornadoes is in Oklahoma. Florida storms also are more likely to be reported because it has a higher population density than the Midwest's "Tornado Alley."

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