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QR Challenge: The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge

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Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question

Answer

1. This archaeologist was responsible for the 'top-down' excavation techniqueFiorelli
2. This archaeologist worked on identifying plants that were grown for commercial production in Pompeii and HerculaneumJashemski
3. The oecus of a house in Pompeii displayed the guilds (trades) that existed on its walls. What is the name of the house?House of the Vetti
4. The Workshop for the Society of Saccari in Pompeii shows men using a plank to help carry which heavy storage vessel?Amphorae
5. Name the location near Pompeii where wine was made and stored in the ground for future transportationBoscoreale
6. A vineyard existed in Pompeii outside which major building structure?Amphitheatre
7. Which house in Pompeii features a wall painting depicting the sale of bread?House of the Baker
8. Pliny the Elder stated “Almost no fluid except for perfume begins to fetch a greater price”. To which specific product is Pliny referring?Liquamen
9. What is collected from the population in order to clean garments?Urine
10. Which two natural products were used in the creation of perfume?Olives and flowers
11. What is the name of the garden where commercial flower growing was taking place?The Garden of Hercules
12. What was used to create oil lamps? Two of these structures exist within the walls of Pompeii.Pottery kilns
13. Which archaeologist has excavated the sewer under Cardo V in Herculaneum to determine the diet and the resources available to the inhabitants?Mark Robinson
14. What unexpected structures were revealed inside Fiorelli's casts by Estelle Lazer's scans of the casts in 2016?Metal rods and brackets
15. One third of Pompeii is still unexcavated. How is this causing damage to other buildings in Pompeii?Water seepage
16. What are the mineralised 'casts' of organic materials called?Pseudomorphs
17. What expensive import from south India was found in the Cardo V sewer at Herculaneum?Black pepper
18. Which major Pompeian feature was controversially "reconstructed" for Pompeiviva in 2010?The Large Theatre
19. The excerpt "any changes made to the heritage must respect the principle of reversibility" is from which document?The Verona Charter
20. Which structure, incorrectly referred to as the 'House of the Gladiators', collapsed along the Via dell Abbondanza in Pompeii in 2010?The Schola Armaturarum
21. Buildings in Pompeii are identified by regions, blocks and entrances. What is the correct term for blocks?Insulae
22. Which style of Mau's classification is identified by walls being divided into panels with three-dimensional depictions being replaced by flat, usually mythological themes?Third Style
23. Which archaeologist used technical, rather than artistic drawings, to document excavations?Spinazzola
24. Which archaeologist excavated 600 metres of the Via 'dell Abbondanza and restored the facades of buildings?Spinazzola
25. Which archaeologist excavated the palaestra?Maiuri
26. The following excerpt is taken from which 2006 document regarding the display of human remains "Permission should be obtained from the affected community or communities"?Tamaki Makau-rau Accord
27. Where were gladiatorial contests held in Pompeii?Amphitheatre
28. Gladiators were formed into troupes. What was the name for this troupe?Familia
29. The structure that covers the cistern or well opening in the atrium.Puteal
30. What is the name of the structure located at the highest point in Pompeii to assist with the distribution of water?Castellum Aquae
31. What existed underground in Herculaneum, did not exist in Pompeii, was aligned with the three excavated cardini, and sloped downhill towards the sea?Sewage system
32. The influence of Greek and Egyptian culture could be witnessed in Pompeii and Herculaneum through art and which two other formats?Architecture and religion
33. There are three styles of Greek columns that can be seen in Pompeii and Herculaneum. They are doric, ionic and which other style?Corinthian
34. Which style of Greek column is the most plain in appearance?Doric
35. The goddess Isis is an example of the influence of which country in Pompeii?Egypt
36. Maiuri discovered a statuette of the goddess Lakshmi in Herculeum which shows the influence of which country?India
37. This is the oldest and most important public building in Pompeii. It was the home of the court of justice and the centre of the town’s economic life as it was used for commercial business and legal transactions.The Basilica
38. A temple in the forum in Pompeii which is dedicated to the protective deities.The Temple of the Lares
39. This building in the forum in Pompeii housed the People’s assembly and was most probably a voting place for electoral proceedings.The Comitium
40. A covered food market in the forum in Pompeii with large shops both inside and on the periphery, with a 12 columned rotunda containing a fish pond in the centre.The Macellum
41. This building in the forum at Pompeii is a small cult temple which was incomplete at the time of the eruption. The marble altar relief depicts a scene of a bull being prepared for sacrifice.Temple of the Genius of Augustus or the Temple of Vespasian
42. The marble cornice entrance to a building in the forum has been covered with perspex in order to protect it from the elements. Which building is it?Building of Eumachia
43. What is the mensa ponderaria?The town weights and measures
44. What evidence is there for the existence of a mensa ponderaria in Herculaneum?An inscription
45. Seneca discusses a significant earthquake that took place in the Campania region prior to the eruption of Vesuvius. In which year did the earthquake take place?AD 62
46. In which year did the eruption of Vesuvius take place that buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum?AD 79
47. The major cause of death of the residents of Herculaneum has been identified as what?Thermal shock
48. Which archaeologist challenged the conventional interpretation of remains in Pompeii, and stated instead that the victims were a mixture of male and female, old and young?Estelle Lazer
49. Which archaeologist chemically analysed the human remains at Herculaneum, in the 1980s, to gain a greater insight into the health and nutrition of the citizens?Sarah Bisel
50. What is the significance of the fresco of Terentius Neo and his wife at Pompeii?Wife with stylus - women are literate.
51. Pliny the Younger described the eruption of Vesuvius as being similar to what form of vegetation?Umbrella pine
52. What warning is embedded in the mosaic at the entrance to the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii?Beware of the Dog
53. What structures are used to depressurise the water flow before it reaches the public fountains?Water towers
54. What material did Estelle Lazer use to create the cast of the Lady of Oplontis?Epoxy resin
55. Which goddess is represented reclining in a shell in a Pompeian house wall painting?Venus
56. This god is represented as a bronze statuette riding a panther from the House of Pansa in Herculaneum, and in a fresco standing next to Mount Vesuvius in a wall painting from the House of the Centenary in Pompeii.Bacchus
57. Reliefs of Minerva, Vulcan, Mercury and Neptune are part of which particular site at Herculaneum?Sacellum of the Four Gods
58. These man-made structures are found on either side of the road upon exiting the Herculaneum Gate.Tombs
59. This Greek influenced replica mosaic is located in the House of the Faun and depicts a battle scene.Alexander the Great versus Darius
60. For which two building structures in Pompeii were the magistrates Valgus and Porcius responsible for providing?Odeon and the Amphitheatre

 


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Question 1 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=This_archaeologist_worked_on_identifying_plants_that_were_grown_for_commercial_production_in_Pompeii_and_Herculaneum

Question 2 (of 60)

 


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Question 3 (of 60)

 


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Question 4 (of 60)

 


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Question 5 (of 60)

 


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Question 6 (of 60)

 


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Question 7 (of 60)

 


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Question 8 (of 60)

 


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Question 9 (of 60)

 


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Question 10 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

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Question 11 (of 60)

 


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Question 12 (of 60)

 


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Question 13 (of 60)

 


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Question 14 (of 60)

 


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Question 15 (of 60)

 


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Question 16 (of 60)

 


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Question 17 (of 60)

 


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Question 18 (of 60)

 


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Question 19 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_structure,_incorrectly_referred_to_as_the_'House_of_the_Gladiators',_collapsed_along_the_Via_dell_Abbondanza_in_Pompeii_in_2010?

Question 20 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Buildings_in_Pompeii_are_identified_by_regions,_blocks_and_entrances._What_is_the_correct_term_for_blocks?

Question 21 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_style_of_Mau's_classification_is_identified_by_walls_being_divided_into_panels_with_three-dimensional_depictions_being_replaced_by_flat,_usually_mythological_themes?

Question 22 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_archaeologist_used_technical,_rather_than_artistic_drawings,_to_document_excavations?

Question 23 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_archaeologist_excavated_600_metres_of_the_Via_'dell_Abbondanza_and_restored_the_facades_of_buildings?

Question 24 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_archaeologist_excavated_the_palaestra?

Question 25 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The_following_excerpt_is_taken_from_which_2006_document_regarding_the_display_of_human_remains_"Permission_should_be_obtained_from_the_affected_community_or_communities"?

Question 26 (of 60)

 


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Question 27 (of 60)

 


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Question 28 (of 60)

 


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Question 29 (of 60)

 


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Question 30 (of 60)

 


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Question 31 (of 60)

 


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Question 32 (of 60)

 


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Question 33 (of 60)

 


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Question 34 (of 60)

 


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Question 35 (of 60)

 


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Question 36 (of 60)

 


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https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=This_is_the_oldest_and_most_important_public_building_in_Pompeii._It_was_the_home_of_the_court_of_justice_and_the_centre_of_the_town’s_economic_life_as_it_was_used_for_commercial_business_and_legal_transactions.

Question 37 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=A_temple_in_the_forum_in_Pompeii_which_is_dedicated_to_the_protective_deities.

Question 38 (of 60)

 


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https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=This_building_in_the_forum_in_Pompeii_housed_the_People’s_assembly_and_was_most_probably_a_voting_place_for_electoral_proceedings.

Question 39 (of 60)

 


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Question 40 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

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Question 41 (of 60)

 


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Question 42 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_mensa_ponderaria?

Question 43 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_evidence_is_there_for_the_existence_of_a_mensa_ponderaria_in_Herculaneum?

Question 44 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

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Question 45 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=In_which_year_did_the_eruption_of_Vesuvius_take_place_that_buried_the_towns_of_Pompeii_and_Herculaneum?

Question 46 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The_major_cause_of_death_of_the_residents_of_Herculaneum_has_been_identified_as_what?

Question 47 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_archaeologist_challenged_the_conventional_interpretation_of_remains_in_Pompeii,_and_stated_instead_that_the_victims_were_a_mixture_of_male_and_female,_old_and_young?

Question 48 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_archaeologist_chemically_analysed_the_human_remains_at_Herculaneum,_in_the_1980s,_to_gain_a_greater_insight_into_the_health_and_nutrition_of_the_citizens?

Question 49 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_significance_of_the_fresco_of_Terentius_Neo_and_his_wife_at_Pompeii?

Question 50 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Pliny_the_Younger_described_the_eruption_of_Vesuvius_as_being_similar_to_what_form_of_vegetation?

Question 51 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_warning_is_embedded_in_the_mosaic_at_the_entrance_to_the_House_of_the_Tragic_Poet_in_Pompeii?

Question 52 (of 60)

 


The Great Cities of Vesuvius Challenge: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_structures_are_used_to_depressurise_the_water_flow_before_it_reaches_the_public_fountains?

Question 53 (of 60)

 


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Question 54 (of 60)

 


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Question 55 (of 60)

 


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Question 56 (of 60)

 


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Question 57 (of 60)

 


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Question 58 (of 60)

 


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Question 59 (of 60)

 


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Question 60 (of 60)