The Famous Fires Quiz

The Great Fire of 1910 scorched 3 million acres and killed nearly 80 firefighters.

More than 13,000 homes were destroyed, along with nearly 100 churches.

The ammo was bound for the front lines of World War I but instead caused the deaths of 2,000 locals.

The quake damaged gas lines and caused dozens of fires that destroyed the city.

In all, around 3,000 people died, making it one of the country's deadliest natural disasters.

The high death toll was exceeded by the nearly 2 million people who were left homeless.

More than 300 people were killed when the building burned in less than 10 minutes; there was no sprinkler system installed.

The 32-floor building burned for more than a day and is considered one of the worst fires in the city's history.

The vessel was full of recently released Civil War POWs who were heading home.

The boat was far over capacity when the disaster struck.

Flames started onstage and quickly spread to the rest of the building.

Pyrotechnics ignited foam soundproofing material immediately at the start of the show, sparking chaos.

The fire's incredible swiftness claimed 100 lives and could have been slowed by a sprinkler system, which the building did not have.

The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center caused fires and the eventual collapse of the mammoth structures.

No one knows for certain how the fire started, but it killed around 300 people.

Many sidewalks were made of wood, too, providing ample fuel for the blaze.

The tragedy led to all sorts of new regulations in the hopes of preventing a similar occurrence.

At the end of work shifts, employees were required to line up for routine inspections to make sure they weren't taking materials home.

About a third of the huge park burned but no human lives were lost.

It was perhaps the biggest wildfire in state history and killed 15 people.

The fire was started by a hunter who was lost in the woods and was hoping the smoke would attract rescuers.

More than 160 people died when the tent burst into flames.

It was recognized as an emergency signal of sorts within the circus community.

More than 600 people died in a theater that touted its fireproof characteristics.

Public schools were expected to follow regulations, but a parochial school didn't necessarily have to.

They also initially drove to the wrong address.

Thousands of schools across the nation were inspected and fined for failing to meet regulations.

Nearly 500 people were killed in the 1942 blaze, leading to many new fire codes and standards.

The unfathomable firestorm burned at least 200,000 acres and killed more than 400 people.

The men used dynamite to halt the blaze but wound up destroying many structures that would have otherwise survived.