Pompeii - Quiz
A) 79 AD B) 106 AD C) 304 AD D) 481 BC
A) Spain B) Greece C) Turkey D) Italy
A) Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin B) Roque Joaquín de Alcubierre C) Johann Joachim Winckelmann D) Giuseppe Fiorelli
A) Herculaneum B) Pompeii Scavi C) Pompeii Coastal Park D) Ostia Antica
A) Seneca the Younger B) Julius Caesar C) Pliny the Younger D) Virgil
A) Plaster casting B) 3D laser scanning C) Ground-penetrating radar D) Magnetometry
A) Ice B) Volcanic ash C) Sand D) Concrete
A) Over 10,000 B) Less than 500 C) Around 2,000 D) No casualties
A) Venus B) Diana C) Juno D) Minerva
A) 98 AD B) 143 AD C) 62 AD D) 126 AD
A) Lar B) Vesta C) Saturn D) Mercury
A) The Thermal Baths B) The Suburban Baths C) The Stabian Baths D) The Aqueduct Baths
A) Mount Somma B) Mount Ercolano C) Mount Angelo D) Mount Portici
A) Egyptian B) Greek C) Roman D) Mesopotamian
A) Lazio B) Campania C) Sicily D) Tuscany
A) Florence B) Venice C) Naples D) Milan
A) 18th century B) 12th century C) 20th century D) 15th century
A) 1985 B) 1973 C) 2005 D) 1997
A) Frescoes B) Columns C) Statues D) Mosaics
A) Mount Etna B) Mount Olympus C) Mount Vesuvius D) Mount St. Helens
A) Ancient Romans B) Egyptians C) Persians D) Greeks
A) Parlor B) Atrium C) Loft D) Crypt
A) Copper B) Bronze C) Iron D) Lead
A) Trajan B) Augustus C) Nero D) Hadrian
A) The Dancing Faun B) The Sleeping Faun C) The Running Faun D) The Resting Faun
A) Slate B) Thatch C) Terracotta tiles D) Wooden shingles
A) 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 feet) B) 10 to 12 meters (33 to 39 feet) C) 1 to 3 meters (3 to 10 feet) D) 7 to 9 meters (23 to 30 feet)
A) Gold coins and jewelry B) Metal artifacts only C) Stone sculptures exclusively D) Organic remains including wooden objects and human bodies
A) Religious temples and altars B) Military fortifications and weapons C) Fine public buildings and luxurious private houses with lavish decorations, furnishings, and artworks D) Agricultural tools and seeds
A) Classical Greek B) Ancient Hebrew C) Old English D) Vulgar Latin
A) All artifacts were perfectly preserved B) The city was completely reconstructed C) No significant findings were made D) Many items or sites were damaged or destroyed due to haphazard methods and looting
A) A Latin term meaning 'city of peace' B) A Greek name meaning 'place of gods' C) An Etruscan phrase for 'land of prosperity' D) The Oscan word for the number five, pompe
A) 100 meters (328 feet) B) Approximately 40 meters (130 feet) C) 60 meters (197 feet) D) 10 meters (33 feet)
A) Mountains B) Forests C) Deserts D) Lagoons
A) 64 to 67 hectares (160 to 170 acres) B) 100 to 105 hectares (250 to 260 acres) C) 30 to 35 hectares (75 to 87 acres) D) 80 to 85 hectares (200 to 210 acres)
A) Simple market square B) Royal palace C) Military training ground D) Religious temple complex
A) Giuseppe Fiorelli B) Karl Weber C) Domenico Fontana D) Francesco Picchetti
A) The Second Punic War B) The Samnite Wars (343–341 BC) C) The Latin War D) The Third Samnite War
A) almost all B) none C) more than half D) less than a third
A) Figs B) Pears C) Olives D) Dates
A) The Tiber River B) The Arno River C) The Sarno River D) The Po River
A) Pompeii B) Nuceria C) Herculaneum D) Rome
A) The Romans B) Hannibal's forces C) The Etruscans D) The Samnites
A) A garden B) An amphitheater C) The street directly D) The forum
A) 'Grande Progetto Pompei'. B) 'Heritage Preservation Initiative'. C) 'Ancient Cities Conservation Program'. D) 'Pompeii Revival Project'.
A) Oscans B) Greeks C) Phoenicians D) Etruscans
A) Apollo B) Priapus C) Hermes D) Zeus
A) It negatively affects the local tourism industry. B) It only benefits large corporations. C) It is a driving force behind the economy. D) It has no significant impact on the local economy.
A) 24–25 October B) 17 October C) 23 November D) 5 February
A) Francesco Picchetti B) Domenico Fontana C) Karl Weber D) Titus
A) The Samnite period (450–375 BC) B) The Second Punic War C) The Roman Latin War D) After the sack of Corinth
A) Asellina B) Sotericus C) Eumachia, a priestess D) Vetutius Placidus
A) A comedy series set in Pompeii B) The excavation of casts at Pompeii C) A live concert in Pompeii D) A documentary presented by David Suzuki
A) A place for public speeches B) A storage area C) An arena for gladiatorial combat D) A swimming pool.
A) The Macellum B) The Amphitheatre C) The Forum D) The Odeon
A) Silverware and jewelry B) A large amount of gold coins C) 683 sesterces D) Pottery shards
A) Pumice rain (lapilli) lasting about 18 hours B) Continuous ash fall for two days C) Lava flow covering the city D) Immediate pyroclastic flows
A) Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa B) Sulla C) Lucius Cluentius D) Augustus
A) 8 m2 (86 sq ft) B) 10 by 5 metres C) 12 by 7 metres D) 15 by 6 metres (49 ft × 20 ft)
A) Leonard Nimoy B) Robert Harris C) Paul W. S. Anderson D) Giuseppe Fiorelli
A) A grand temple complex B) The Amphitheatre C) An extensive library D) A large colosseum like in Rome
A) George Sanders B) David Gilmour C) Paul W. S. Anderson D) Leonard Nimoy
A) Villa of Diomedes B) Several at Boscoreale C) Villa of the Mysteries D) Villa at Civita Giuliana
A) Clear resin B) Wax C) Gelatin D) Ceramic clay
A) The Pistrinum B) The Macellum C) The Eumachia Building D) The Lupanar
A) Roman eruptions B) Plinian eruptions C) Vesuvian eruptions D) Campanian eruptions
A) The Macellum B) The Pistrinum C) The Eumachia Building D) The amphitheatre, particularly in crowd control.
A) Battle of Stabiae B) Battle of Syracuse C) Battle of Nola D) Battle of Cumae
A) The Great Pompeii Project team B) Giuseppe Fiorelli C) Amedeo Maiuri D) Marcus Venerius Secundio
A) World Monuments Fund. B) UNESCO. C) European Union. D) National Geographic Society.
A) Religious pilgrimage site B) Trading hub C) Safe port D) Military base
A) Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa B) Lucius Cluentius C) Sulla D) Augustus
A) Alliance with Cumae B) Presence of Greek temples C) Construction of a large city wall enclosing agricultural land D) Trade agreements with Etruscans
A) Nearly 100 B) Over 150 C) About 50 D) Exactly 75
A) Oscans B) Greeks C) Phoenicians D) Etruscans
A) Trade center B) Member city C) Capital city D) Military outpost
A) 2017 B) 1999 C) 2005 D) 2020
A) A brothel B) A meat market C) An inn or snack-bar D) A bakery.
A) Three B) Five C) One D) Seven
A) The Tyrrhenian Sea B) The Adriatic Sea C) The Mediterranean Sea D) The Ionian Sea
A) 1592 B) 1689 C) 1763 D) 1738
A) Cauponae. B) Macellum C) Thermopolia D) Pistrinum
A) A spur from the Serino Aqueduct B) Local wells C) Rainwater collection systems D) The Appian Way
A) Ford Foundation. B) Guggenheim Foundation. C) Rockefeller Foundation. D) Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
A) over 250 years B) over 150 years C) over 300 years D) over 200 years
A) A bakery B) A temple C) A house D) An inn
A) Three-quarters. B) The entire city. C) Half. D) Two-thirds.
A) Tufa B) Brick C) Marble D) Sarno limestone |
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