Volcanic Landmarks Quiz
Instructions: Explore the world's most famous volcanoes and volcanic landscapes with this fiery geography quiz.
- 1.
Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD, overlooks which modern Italian city?
APalermoBFlorenceCRomeDNaples - 2.
Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, is located on which Mediterranean island?
ASardiniaBCreteCCorsicaDSicily - 3.
Krakatoa (Krakatau), known for its catastrophic 1883 eruption, is located between Java and Sumatra in which country?
AMalaysiaBPhilippinesCIndonesiaDPapua New Guinea - 4.
Mount St. Helens, which erupted dramatically in 1980, is located in which US state?
AWashingtonBCaliforniaCOregonDAlaska - 5.
The Yellowstone Caldera, one of the world's largest supervolcanoes, is located primarily in which US state?
AMontanaBColoradoCWyomingDIdaho - 6.
Mount Pinatubo, whose 1991 eruption was the second-largest of the 20th century, is located in which country?
APapua New GuineaBJapanCPhilippinesDIndonesia - 7.
Eyjafjallajökull, the Icelandic volcano whose 2010 eruption disrupted European air travel, is covered by what?
AAn ice capBDense forestCA lakeDDesert sand - 8.
Mauna Loa in Hawaii is the world's largest what type of volcano?
AStratovolcanoBCinder coneCShield volcanoDLava dome - 9.
Cotopaxi, one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, is located in which South American country?
AEcuadorBBoliviaCPeruDColombia - 10.
Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth. On which continent is it located?
AAfricaBSouth AmericaCAustraliaDAntarctica - 11.
The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, with its interlocking basalt columns, was formed by what volcanic process?
AA lava tube collapseBErosion of volcanic ashCRapid cooling of lavaDA volcanic explosion - 12.
Stromboli, a volcano that has been erupting almost continuously for over 2,000 years, is located in which island chain?
AAzoresBCanary IslandsCCycladesDAeolian Islands - 13.
Santorini in Greece is actually the remains of what volcanic event that occurred around 1600 BC?
AA submarine eruptionBA volcanic island emergenceCA massive caldera-forming eruptionDA lava flow - 14.
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania has three volcanic cones. Which is the highest and youngest?
AKiboBMawenziCShiraDUhuru - 15.
The Cappadocia region of Turkey, famous for its fairy chimneys and cave dwellings, was formed by eruptions from which volcanoes?
AMount AraratBSüphan DağıCErciyes and Hasan DağıDNemrut Dağı