🌍 Geography Trivia
Quiz Set 16 — Volcanoes
Answer all 10 questions. Click an option to see if you got it right!
Question 1 of 10
What is the tallest active volcano?
Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina border is 6,893 meters.
Question 2 of 10
Which volcano buried Pompeii?
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
Question 3 of 10
What country has the most active volcanoes?
Indonesia has about 130 active volcanoes.
Question 4 of 10
What type of volcano is Mount Fuji?
Mount Fuji is a symmetrical stratovolcano.
Question 5 of 10
Where is the Ring of Fire?
The Ring of Fire circles the Pacific with 75% of the world's volcanoes.
Question 6 of 10
What island was created by volcanic activity in 1963?
Surtsey emerged from the ocean near Iceland in 1963.
Question 7 of 10
Which Hawaiian island has an active volcano?
Kilauea on the Big Island (Hawaii) is one of the most active volcanoes.
Question 8 of 10
What is a caldera?
A caldera forms when a volcano collapses after a massive eruption.
Question 9 of 10
Mount St. Helens erupted in what year?
Mount St. Helens erupted catastrophically on May 18, 1980.
Question 10 of 10
What volcanic rock floats on water?
Pumice is so porous and light that it can float on water.