Do you know mount vesuvius well?

Do you know mount vesuvius well?

do you think you know a lot about mount vesuvius? well this quiz will tell test all you information.

published on July 04, 20132 responses 0
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1/10

Was there any eyewitness to the eruption Mount Vesuvius?

yes
no
hard to say
2/10

List the specific causes of deaths initiated by Vesuvius, in chronological order.

1. lava missles 2. shower of lapilli 3. gas
1. ash 2.lava 3.burial
1. lava 2.smoke 3.burial
3/10

Pompeii was taken over by who in 80 bc?

rome
sicily
florence
4/10

What is the landscape of mount Vesuvius like?

rocky and rugged
smooth
5/10

Pompeii was enbalmed by how many feet of what?

14 ft of pumice and ash
23 ft of pumice and ash
40 ft of pumice and ash
6/10

How tall is Mt Vesuvius?

6000 ft
4189 ft
3721 ft
7/10

Nearly how many people visited Pompeii last year?

1 million
2 billion
3 billion
8/10

how many brothels did pompeii have?

28
42
16
9/10

What is the nearest major city to Mount Vesuvius?

Herculaneum
stabiae
naples
10/10

What do these 3 mountains have in common - Mount Etna Sicily... Mount St. Helens... and Mount Vesuvius?

Hint: 2 choices
they have all erupted in the last 100 years
They're all part of the ring of fire
they are all considered dangerous