The Empire Pompeii belonged to was a: Egyptian b: Spanish c: Roman
What is c: Roman Empire
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Pompeii is located in a: Australia b: Spain c: Italy
What is c: Italy
100
The year Mount Vesuvius erupted was a: 235 B.C. b: 79 A.D.
C: 217 A.D.
What is a: 79 A.D.
100
The volcano that is located near Pompeii is called a: Mt. Fuji b: Mt. Vesuvius c: Mt. Seymour
What is b: Mt. Vesuvius
100
The natural disaster that comes before a volcanic eruption is a: hurricane b: tornado c: earthquake
What is c:earthquake
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The Roman Emperor when Mt. Vesuvius erupted was a: Caesar b: Titus c: Nero
What is b: Titus
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The distance between Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii is a: 23.5 miles b: 14 miles c: 7.2 miles
What is b: 14 miles
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The amount of people that died is a: 20,000-30,000
b: 60,000-70,000 c: 100,000+
What is a: 20,000-30,00
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The name for a volcanic rock filled with air bubbles is a: gem b: pebble c: pumice
What is c: pumice
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Pompeii had raised pavers across roadways because it a: controlled traffic b: allowed pedestrians to keep their feet dry c: it looked nice
What is b:to allow pedestrians to keep their feet dry
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The Romans would visit Pompeii for a) fishing trips
b) vacationing in their villas c) Sight seeing
What is b: vacationing in their villa
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Another city buried by Mt. Vesuvius was a: Rome b: Florence c: Hurculaneum
What is c: Hurculaneum
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The day Mount Vesuvius erupted was a: August 24
b: July 1 c: April 19
What is a: August 24
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The first signs of a volcano erupting are usually a: dogs barking and running away b: earthquakes and tremors c: dark clouds and ash falling from the sky
What is c: dark clouds and ash falling from the sky
300
The building that was the main centre of Pompeii was a: the Coliseum b: the Civic Forum c: the Vatican
What is b:the Civic Forum
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The date when Titus became emperor of Rome was a) May 7,79 A.D. B) June 23,79 A.D. c) July 24, 79 A.D
What is b) June 23,79 A.D
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The closest city near Pompeii is a: Rome b: Naples c: Venice
What is b: Naples
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How you write 79 A.D. in Roman Numerals is a: LXXIX
b: LXXX c: LXXI
What is a: LXXIX
400
What destroyed Pompeii is a: Mt. Vesuvius erupted and burned the city b: Mt. Vesuvius erupted and dropped hot gas and ashes covering the city c: mudslide
What is b: Mt. Vesuvius erupted and dropped hot gas and ashes covering the city
400
The Basilica was busy because it was used for a: restaurant b: a church c: banking, judgments and business
What is c: banking, judgments and business
500
The other name for the colosseum is a) the Flavian ampitheater b) the Vesuvius ampitheater c) the Domitian ampitheater
What is a) the Flavian ampitheater
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A smaller city that was also excavated near Pompeii is a: Oplontis b: Sepineum c: Stabiae
What is c: Stabiae
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The reign of Titus when he was the Emperor of Rome when Mt. Vesuvius erupted a: 77-79 A.D. b:78-80 A.D. c: 79-81 A.D.
What is c:79-81 A.D.
500
The name for the deadly rivers made up of mud and debris is called a: mudslide b: flooding c: pyroclastic flows
What is c: pyroclastic flows
500
In 63 A.D. a natural disaster weakened the crater floor of Mt. Vesuvius. This was a a: typhoon b: tsunami c: earthquake