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