Volcano Trivia
Where did the volcano erupt?
Indonesia
Where did Mary Shelly and her friends stay?
In Switzerland
How is Mary Shelly related to Claire Clairmont?
They were step sisters
Mount Tambora
How long did they stay for?
3 days
What type of competion did they have?
a competion to see who could write the best ghost story
When did the Volcano erupt?
April 5, 1815?
Why did Lord Byron go to stay at the Villa
To escape debt and his soon to be ex wife
What other story was written during the competition?
The vampyre
How much did the worldwide temperature drop by?
37.4oF
What was the name of the Villa they stayed at?
Villa Diodati
What religion did the eruption indirectly help create?
Mormonism
What other natural disasters did the eruption cause?
Pyroclastic flows, ash falls, and tsunamis
Who stayed at the villa
Percy Shelly, Mary Shelly/Mary Godwin, Lord Byron, John Polidori, and Claire Clairmont
What painting was inspired by the sunsets caused by the eruption?
Chichester Canal