Quiz  /  Volcanoes Quiz

  • 1. 
    In what U.S. state is Pavlof Volcano located?

  • Florida
  • California
  • Alaska
  • Oregon

  • 2. 
    Which peak is the highest active volcano in Europe?

  • Klyuchevskaya Volcano
  • Mount Etna
  • Vesuvius
  • Eyjafjallajökull

  • 3. 
    The name of which dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii, when translated, means “White Mountain”?

  • Mauna Kea
  • Kilauea
  • Mauna Loa
  • Puu Kukui

  • 4. 
    The phrase “Ring of Fire” refers to what phenomenon?

  • pattern of lava flow
  • typical caldera shape
  • circum-Pacific chain of volcanoes
  • ash falls

  • 5. 
    What kind of volcanic eruption, considered the least explosive, is characterized by effusions of molten basaltic lava that flow from long parallel fissures?

  • Strombolian
  • Hawaiian
  • Pelean
  • Icelandic

  • 6. 
    Which volcano destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 CE?

  • Vesuvius
  • Eyjafjallajökull volcano
  • Mount Tambora
  • Mount Etna

  • 7. 
    Where is Kilauea, the world’s largest active volcanic mass?

  • Hawaiian Islands
  • Honduras
  • Mexico
  • Alaska

  • 8. 
    Which of the following is not a volcano?

  • Kilimanjaro
  • Mount Everest
  • Vesuvius
  • Mount Katmai

  • 9. 
    When did the last eruption of Japan’s Mount Fuji take place?

  • 1995
  • 1707
  • 1645
  • 1898

  • 10. 
    In which country is Mayon Volcano located?

  • North Korea
  • Philippines
  • Japan
  • Russia
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