Volcano Lands Trivia Quiz

Answer: Antarctica

Here are some facts about Mount Erebus:

Mount Erebus is located in Antarctica. It was discovered on January 27th, 1841,
by Sir James Clark Ross. It has a height of 3,764 metres. It erupted in 2011.

One major incident occurred in the late 1970s. Air New Zealand Flight 901 was on a scheduled sightseeing service from New Zealand to Antarctica when, on November 28th, 1979, it crashed into the side of Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.

Answer: Washington, USA

Here are some facts about Mount Saint Helens:

Mount Saint Helens is located in Washington, USA. It was discovered by the explorer George Vancouver in the late 18th century and is named after Mr. Vancouver's friend, Lord Saint Helens. This volcano stands 2,550 metres tall.

An enormous eruption on the morning of May 18th, 1980, killed 57 people. It also destroyed 250 homes, 47 bridges, 24km of railways and 298km of highway.

Answer: Martinique

Here are some facts about Mount Pelee:

Mount Pelee is located on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean. It has a height of 1,397 metres. It last erupted in the 20th century in 1932.

On the morning of Thursday, May 8th, 1902, a devastating eruption destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre, killing more than 30,000 people. Amazingly, despite horrific burns, there were three survivors: Leon Compere-Leandre, Havivra Da Ifrile and Louis-Auguste Cyparis.

Answer: Philippines

Here are some facts about Mount Pinatubo:

Mount Pinatubo is located in the Tri-Cabusilan Mountain Range, Luzon Island, Philippines. Its original height was 1,745 metres, however its modern height is 1,485 metres tall.

The cause for this loss of height was a violent eruption on June, 15th, 1991, which killed 847 people and thousands of animals. Thousands of acres of forest and farmland was also destroyed.

Answer: Japan

Here are some facts about Mount Norikura:

Mount Norikura is located in the Hida Mountains on Japan's largest island, Honshu. This volcano stands 3,025.64 metres tall.

Answer: Italy

Here are some facts about Mount Vesuvius:

Mount Vesuvius is located beside the Gulf of Naples in Italy. It stands 1,281 metres tall and last erupted in the 20th century in 1944.

Mount Vesuvius is famous for one of the most violent volcanic eruptions in history. August 24th, 79AD began as any normal day would for the residents of the ancient Roman towns of Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum, yet it would end in destruction. At noon, without warning, nearby Mount Vesuvius exploded. Pompeii was buried in six metres of volcanic ash. Herculaneum and Stabiae were wiped out by boiling pyroclastic flows (surges of super-heated ash and steam) with temperatures of upto 400 degrees. Many people were suffocated by poisonous fumes or crushed by falling buildings. All three towns would lie buried for centuries until excavation began in the 20th century.

Answer: New Zealand

Here are some facts about Mount Tongariro:

Mount Tongariro is located on New Zealand's north island. It has a height of 1,978 metres.

Answer: Ecuador

Here are some facts about the Reventador volcano:

The Reventador volcano is located in Ecuador, South America. It stands 3,562 metres tall. It erupted in 2011.

An eruption in 2002 produced ash clouds up to seventeen kilometres high and seven-kilometre-long pyroclastic flows.

Answer: Russia

Here are some facts about the Kizimen volcano:

The Kizimen volcano is located on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. It has a height of 2,376 metres. It erupted in 2011. Air traffic had to be diverted due to ash clouds caused by this eruption.

Answer: No

Here are some facts about Olympus Mons:

Olympus Mons is located in the Western Hemisphere on Mars and was discovered by the Mariner Nine Spacecraft in 1971.

Mount Everest may be big, but that's nothing compared to the size of Olympus Mons. This enormous volcano stands an incredible 22 kilometres tall. Mount Everest stands at only 8,848 metres.