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WorksheetsPompeii and Vesuvius (Escape Room)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
What happened that destroyed the city of Pompeii?
They lost a war to Carthage
There was a terrible plague
A volcano erupted, burying the city in ash
A huge storm caused the city to flood
When did Mt. Vesuvius erupt and destroy Pompeii?
December 31, 500 BC
August 24, 79 AD
April 1, 1100 AD
June 10, 1250 AD
What was the name of the other city destroyed by the eruption?
Rome
Gual
Latium
Herculaneum
The city of Pompeii was located where in Europe?
southern end of Italy
Northern end of Italy
Sicily
Ireland
Name the volcano that erupted in Italy in AD 79.
Mt. Vesuvius
Mt. Etna
Mt. Saint Helens
Mt. Fuji
Did the Pompeians understand the warning signs of the volcano?
Yes, they were prepared.
Yes, but they were enjoying a festival
No, but they were well aware there was a volcano nearby.
No - they thought it was a hill!
How many people died when the volcano destroyed Pompeii?
800
1,300
2,000
16,000
About how long was Mt. Vesuvius "sleeping" before it destroyed Pompeii?
400 years
800 years
1200 years
1500 years
The main elements that came out of the volcano were smoke, ash, and:
Fire
Glass
Iron
Pumice
Why did pressure on Mt. Vesuvius build?
No opening for it to escape
Pompeii was surrounded by water
The climate of Italy
The temperature was too high
What did archaeologists find when they dug up the city of Pompeii nearly 2,000 years later?
Everything was completely destroyed
The city was well preserved under the ash and debris
Only a few buildings survived the blast
Pompeii never really existed and was only a myth
Over time, how did the ground on Mt. Vesuvius change?
It did not - the debris destroyed the land
The lava flow produced deep craters
Grass grew - you’d never know it happened!
The grounds could no longer grow anything
How were the people who died in Pomeii preserved?
They were hardened by lava
Ash made a hardened cast around them
The survivors mummified them
They were fossilized in the landslide
In what year did they begin excavating Pompeii?
1706
1725
1750
1738
A rock that forms from lava or magma is an ___________ rock.
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
split
The last time Mt. Vesuvius erupted was in:
1944, during World War II
2018, during Infinity War
1969, during the Vietnam War
1992, during the Gulf War
Which festival took place the day before the eruption?
The festival of the Roman god of love
The festival of the Roman god of war
The festival of the Roman god of fire
The festival of the Roman god of wealth
True or False:
Mt. Vesuvius is an ACTIVE volcano and will erupt again!
True
False
Herculaneum was more like a "resort" city, with a population of only:
1500 people
3,000 people
10,000 people
5,000 people
What 2000 year old food was found (in tact) in a brick oven?
pizza
bread
bean pie
roasted rabbit
