The Earth Was Quakin' Trivia Quiz

Answer: El Salvador

This earthquake in El Salvador caused over 1,000 deaths and left 200,000 people homeless. This is a photo of El Gran Hotel which was destroyed in the catastrophe. The country lost the children's hospital, many restaurants, and most of the shanty towns were also ruined.

Answer: 75,000

The 1908 earthquake in Italy almost completely destroyed the towns of Messina and Reggio di Calabria. Between 75,000 and 200,000 people were killed.
This earthquake occurred in the extreme south of mainland Italy and in Sicily. There were almost 300 aftershocks.

Answer: True

Italy is located on in one of the major earthquake zones in Europe. Alost 100% of the population of the city of Avezzano were killed and the town was decimated. There was major damage to many other towns in central and southern Italy.

Answer: Yellowstone Earthquake

The 1959 Hebgen Lake Earthquake is also known as the Yellowstone Earthquake. This Montana earthquake fortunately occurred in an area which is lightly populated. It caused only 28 fatalities but it did cause landslides which blocked the Madison River. This resulted in Earthquake Lake which is 190 feet deep.

Answer: Libya

The Al Marj earthquake caused over five million dollars in damage to the poor country of Libya. Many homes and businesses were destroyed. Over 300 people died and almost 400 were injured.

Answer: All Saints' Day

This was one of the most deadly earthquakes to have occurred in Europe. It occurred on All Saints' Day and completely destroyed the fine city of Lisbon. It caused a huge fire and a subsequent tsunami causing the deaths of up to 100,000 people. It was the first earthquake to be studied scientifically.

Answer: The Philippines

The earthquakes of July 1880 in Luzon destroyed large parts of the main island of The Philippines. The earthquakes occurred over a week's time and caused the destruction of almost every building on the island. Although the buildings were ruined not many people were killed.

Answer: True

This 9.5 earthquake was the strongest recorded quake to take place in recorded history. The resultant tsunami affected places as far away as Japan, the Aleutian islands and Australia. The death toll was over 6,000 people. This earthquake also caused landslides and flooding.

Answer: 1906

The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was one of the deadliest earthquakes in the US. Over 3,000 people lost their lives and the earthquake and subsequent fires destroyed most of the city. California is part of The Ring of Fire, an area that has a lot of earthquakes due to seismic activity.

Answer: Switzerland

This earthquake was centered on Basel, in Switzerland since 1501, but at the time a princely bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire. This earthquake happened at night and destroyed parts of Basel and adjoining states. It was one of the largest earthquakes in central Europe and claimed over 300 lives.