Statistics for Modern-Day Countries with Volcano Deaths in History

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Answers color-coded by a green-red scale on the quiz's map according to % correct below.

Year	Fatalities	Volcano	Country	% Correct
1790	400+	Kilauea	United States	100%
1815	71,000 to 250,100+	Mount Tambora	Indonesia	97%
79	13,000+	Mount Vesuvius	Italy	97%
1792	15,000	Mount Unzen	Japan	97%
1982	1,900	El Chichón	Mexico	97%
1985	23,000	Nevado del Ruiz	Colombia	83%
1887	340	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	83%
c. 1600 BC	~20,000	Santorini	Greece	83%
1600	1,500	Huaynaputina	Peru	83%
c. 1700	2,000	Tseax Cone	Canada	80%
1902	30,000	Mount Pelée	Martinique (France)	80%
1911	1,335	Taal	Philippines	77%
1783	10,000+	Laki and Grímsvötn	Iceland	73%
1902	6,000	Santa María	Guatemala	67%
1888	3,000	Ritter Island	Papua New Guinea	63%
1886	151	Mount Ruapehu	New Zealand	57%
2002	245	Nyiragongo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	50%
1968	87	Volcán Arenal	Costa Rica	43%
1902	1,700	Soufrière	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	13%
1861	106	Dubbi	Eritrea	10%