Q 01/05

Which volcano buried Pompeii in 79 AD?

A) Etna

B) Vulcano

C) Vesuvius

D) Stromboli

Answer · why

C) Vesuvius

Vesuvius is still active, and because about 3 million people live near enough to be affected, it ranks among the world's most dangerous volcanoes.

Q 02/05

Pompeii lies near which modern Italian city?

A) Naples

B) Palermo

C) Bari

D) Rome

Answer · why

A) Naples

Naples is home to the museum that long kept the erotic finds from Pompeii in a locked secret room, shown only to people of mature age and sound morals...

Q 03/05

Roughly how deep was the layer of ash and pumice that buried Pompeii?

A) About 0.5 metres

B) About 2 metres

C) About 6 metres

D) About 20 metres

Answer · why

C) About 6 metres

About 6 metres of ash and pumice sealed the town, and that sudden burial protected it from looting and the weather for centuries.

Q 04/05

What were the raised stone blocks in the middle of Pompeii's streets for?

A) Tethering pack animals

B) Crossing without getting wet

C) Marking shop fronts

D) Seats for market traders

Answer · why

B) Crossing without getting wet

Crossing without getting wet mattered on streets that doubled as drains, and the scrapes cart wheels left on these stones have let archaeologists work...

Q 05/05

Which Roman general besieged Pompeii in 89 BC after the town joined a revolt against Rome?

A) Sulla

B) Marius

C) Crassus

D) Lepidus

Answer · why

A) Sulla

Sulla then made the town a Roman colony and settled thousands of his veterans on land in and around it.