Statistics for Volcanoes Multiple Choice Quiz

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which volcano erupted in Italy in AD79? We know many details from Pliny the Younger's eyewitness account. You can still see the devastating results for Pompeii.	Vesuvius	92%
American geologist Clarence Dutton (1841-1912) introduced some technical words to describe types of lava, eg 'Pāhoehoe' and ' ʻAʻā '. From which language do these derive?	Hawaiian	81%
What sort of volcano is the Yellowstone Caldera in Yellowstone National Park, USA?	Supervolcano	81%
Where can you find Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system?	Mars	78%
Iceland has 31 active and extinct volcanoes. 18 of them have erupted since 900AD when people began to settle the island. Which one caused some international hassle when it erupted in 2010, releasing ash clouds that halted many plane flights?	Eyjafjallajökull	72%
In which part of Africa can you find lots of active volcanoes?	In the Rift Valley of East Africa	64%
On which continent can you find Mount Erebus?	Antarctica	58%
Mount Fuji is a very famous and beautiful Japanese volcano. But when did it last erupt?	1707 AD	56%
Tenerife, one of Spain's Canary Islands, is home to the fourth highest volcano in the world (if you measure from the ocean floor). What is its name?	Teide	56%
Scientists consider a volcano to be active if it has erupted within the last...	10 000 years	50%