Volcano Quiz

Try out this Volcano quiz to test your knowledge. Volcano trivia explores the fiery science and history behind eruptions, from ancient accounts of Vesuvius to modern understanding of plate tectonics and magma.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Which volcanologist produced a landmark study of the 1902 Mount Pelée eruption?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Name the 19th-century figure who published early influential work on volcanology: George Julius Poulett ___?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Who served as geologist on the United States Exploring Expedition?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Which volcanologist was killed in the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
The deadly Armero lahar in Colombia was triggered by which volcano's 1985 eruption?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
What volcano produced the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century in 1912, in Alaska?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
The tsunamis associated with the 1883 Krakatoa eruption were generated in what strait?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Which eruption reached a VEI of 7 in 1815?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Which volcano’s 1991 eruption injected sulfur dioxide high into the stratosphere?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by which eruption of Vesuvius?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
Chains of stratovolcanoes most often form along what tectonic setting?
Question 12 · Hard · 40 pts
At mid-ocean ridges, what magma-generating process is most commonly involved?
Question 13 · Hard · 40 pts
Which of these is a common component of volcanic gases?
Question 14 · Hard · 40 pts
Major eruptions can cool climate when sulfur dioxide helps form what in the atmosphere?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
What do scientists call molten rock while it is still beneath Earth’s surface?

Which volcanologist produced a landmark study of the 1902 Mount Pelée eruption?

Name the 19th-century figure who published early influential work on volcanology: George Julius Poulett ___?

Who served as geologist on the United States Exploring Expedition?

Which volcanologist was killed in the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption?

The deadly Armero lahar in Colombia was triggered by which volcano's 1985 eruption?

What volcano produced the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century in 1912, in Alaska?

The tsunamis associated with the 1883 Krakatoa eruption were generated in what strait?

Which eruption reached a VEI of 7 in 1815?

Which volcano’s 1991 eruption injected sulfur dioxide high into the stratosphere?

Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by which eruption of Vesuvius?

Chains of stratovolcanoes most often form along what tectonic setting?

At mid-ocean ridges, what magma-generating process is most commonly involved?

Which of these is a common component of volcanic gases?

Major eruptions can cool climate when sulfur dioxide helps form what in the atmosphere?

What do scientists call molten rock while it is still beneath Earth’s surface?