Historical Disasters

What was the name of the volcano that destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD?
Mount Vesuvius
What deadly pandemic swept through Europe in the 14th century?
The Black Death
Which ship sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage?
The Titanic
Which Japanese city was the first to be hit by an atomic bomb in 1945?

Which nuclear disaster occurred in the Soviet Union in 1986?

In what year did the Indian Ocean tsunami kill over 200,000 people?

Which American city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005?

What disaster occurred in 1984 at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India?

Which space shuttle disintegrated shortly after launch in 1986?

Which dam collapse in China in 1975 is considered one of the deadliest in history?

Which famine occurred in Ukraine in the early 1930s, caused by Soviet policies?

What was the name of the oil platform that caused major environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010?

Which volcano erupted in Washington State in 1980, causing massive destruction and killing 57 people?

Which airship caught fire and crashed in 1937, killing 36 people?

What pandemic began in 1918 and killed millions worldwide?

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