Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii

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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following cities was destroyed by Vesuvius along with the city of Pompeii?
Naples
Herculaneum
Rome
Vesuvius
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following occurred 17 years earlier prior to the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D.?
Tsunami
Earthquake
Volcano
Flood
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At approximately which of the following times did Mount Vesuvius erupt?
Noon
Midnight
1:00 PM
6:30 AM
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Approximately how many people were killed by the destruction of Pompeii?
2,000
1,000
4,000
3,000
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following tree most resembles the eruption of Vesuvius?
Maple
Oak
Pine
Palm
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was preserved by the ashes and mud following the eruption of Vesuvius?
Skeletons
Household goods
Loaves of bread
All the above
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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