Quiz: Historical Disasters

Which volcanic eruption destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD?
The eruption of 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?
Hiroshima
Which nuclear disaster occurred in the Soviet Union in 1986?
Chernobyl disaster
In what year did the Indian Ocean tsunami kill over 200,000 people?
2004
Which American city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005?
New Orleans
What disaster occurred in 1984 at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India?
Gas leak disaster
Which space shuttle disintegrated shortly after launch in 1986?
Challenger
Which dam collapse in China in 1975 is considered one of the deadliest in history?
The Banqiao Dam failure
Which famine occurred in Ukraine in the early 1930s, caused by Soviet policies?
Holodomor
Which oil spill in 2010 caused major environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico?
Deepwater Horizon
Which volcano erupted in Washington State in 1980, causing massive destruction and killing 57 people?
Mount St. Helens
Which airship caught fire and crashed in 1937, killing 36 people?
Hindenburg
What pandemic began in 1918 and killed millions worldwide?
Spanish flu

Which volcanic eruption destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD?

The eruption of 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?

Hiroshima

Which nuclear disaster occurred in the Soviet Union in 1986?

Chernobyl disaster

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

2004

Which American city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005?

New Orleans

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

Gas leak disaster

Which space shuttle disintegrated shortly after launch in 1986?

Challenger

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

The Banqiao Dam failure

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

Holodomor

Which oil spill in 2010 caused major environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico?

Deepwater Horizon

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

Mount St. Helens

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

Hindenburg

What pandemic began in 1918 and killed millions worldwide?

Spanish flu

Historical Disasters