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Pompeii
Random Trivia
100

a large division of time

era

100

firsthand evidence of an event in history

primary source

100

something that gives confidence that a person is qualified for a task

credentials

100

Pompeii was part of this ancient empire

Roman Empire

100

founded in 2017, this company created squishy toys

Needoh

200

the study of objects to learn about past human life

archaeology

200

something that shows proof that something is true

Evidence

200

abbreviation for uniform resource locator; the address of an online resource

URL

200

This material was used to recreate the forms of those who were buried at Pompeii

Plaster

200

This is the largest state in the United States

Alaska

300

the study of fossils

paleontology

300

a document or written work created after an event

secondary source

300

the ending of a URL for a government Web site

.gov

300

The name of the volcano that buried Pompeii in ash for nearly 2000 years

Vesuvius

300

This person is the superintendent of Eastern Local School District

Jordan Michael

400

the study of human culture and how it develops over time

anthropology

400

an unreasoned, emotional judgment about people and events

Bias
400

the ending of a URL for a Web site for an educational institution

.edu

400

This organic material was all that remained of the victims of the Pompeii disaster

Bone

400

This person holds the record for most career hits in the MLB

Pete Rose

500

This calendar is based on the founding of Rome

Julian Calendar

500

a personal attitude about people or life

point of view

500

the ending of a URL for an organization

.org

500

Pompeii was capable of hosting this popular Roman entertainment event

Gladiator combat

500

This country was the inventor of gunpowder

China

600

This calendar separated years into A.D. and B.C

Gregorian Calendar

600

concerned with academic learning or research

scholarly

600

to present someone’s work as your own without giving that person credit

plagiarize

600

This town was also destroyed in the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii

Herculaneum

600
This is the highest grossing film of all time

Avatar (2009)