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Volcanoes
What do you know about volcanoes and some of the greatest volcanic eruptions in history?
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Quiz ID: #2974
Category:
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Submitted By:
cnmne
Question #1
The eruption of which volcano buried Pompeii, Italy?
Vesuvius
Thera
Stromboli
Etna
Question #2
The eruption of which volcano caused "the year without a summer"?
Popocatepetl
Pinatubo
Katmai
Tambora
Question #3
Which volcano's eruption was the most likely cause of the destruction of the Minoan civilization?
Vulcano
Ararat
Nisyros
Santorini
Question #4
Which volcano's eruption in 1883 caused tsunamis that accounted for most of the 36,000 fatalities?
Fuji
Krakatau
Acatenango
Hekla
Question #5
Which volcano began in a farmer's cornfield in Mexico in 1943?
Telica
San Martin
Cotopaxi
Paricutin
Question #6
Which volcano's eruption in 1995 destroyed the capital city of Plymouth on the island of Montserrat?
Pelee
Soufriere Hills
Tenerife
Saba
Question #7
Which is the tallest volcano, active or dormant, on Earth?
Kilimanjaro
Semeru
Ojos del Salado
Mauna Kea
Question #8
Which is the largest volcano, active or dormant, on Earth?
Cameroon
Mauna Loa
Acongua
Llullillaco
Question #9
In which US state is Mount St. Helens located?
Oregon
Washington
California
Idaho
Question #10
Consider the following four volcanoes: Bogoslof, Curacoa, Loihi, and Monaco Bank. What characteristic do they share?
Erupted in 2006
Submarine volcanoes
Located in South America
Glaciers on mountain
Question #11
There are no volcanoes in Antarctica.
True
False
Question #12
Much of Yellowstone National Park is the caldera of a volcano.
True
False
Question #13
The "Ring of Fire" is in the Indian Ocean.
True
False
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