Earthquake kills and injures hundreds in Italy

Q: Hopes of finding more survivors from Italy's powerful earthquake last week have faded as the death toll rose to nearly 300 people with almost another 400 injured. Where is Italy?

Circle the area on this map


Q: The quake destroyed most of Amatrice, which was last year voted one of the most beautiful old towns in Italy. It is located in what mountain range that runs the length of the Italian peninsula?

A. Andes

B. Apennines

C. Appalachians

D. Atlas

Q: Amatrice is in the central Apennines, not far from the site of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake which killed more than 300 people. The area is about 65 miles east-northeast of Italy’s capital . . .

A. Athens

B. Milan

C. Naples

D. Rome

Q: Italy lies near the boundary of the Eurasian and African plates of the Earth’s crust. Movement between tectonic plates causes earthquakes and volcanoes. Which European nation has the most active volcanoes?

A. Iceland

B. Italy

C. Greece

D. Switzerland

Q: One of Italy’s active volcanoes, Mount Etna, is on the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea ...

A. Corsica

B. Sardinia

C. Sicily

D. Vulcano


Answers for this quiz: Click here