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Quiz about KaBOOOOOOOOM The Eruption of Krakatoa
Quiz about KaBOOOOOOOOM The Eruption of Krakatoa

Ka-BOOOOOOOOM! The Eruption of Krakatoa Quiz


The mother of all volcanic eruptions during the course of modern human history - see how much you know about this mighty disaster!

A multiple-choice quiz by Lovepuddin. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Lovepuddin
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
199,646
Updated
Feb 03 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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943
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Question 1 of 10
1. The former volcanic island of Krakatoa was located just west of this location? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Krakatoa famously blew its top in which year of the 1800s? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The sound of the final eruption was reportedly mistaken as gunfire by a public servant in this location, believed to be the furthest the noise of the explosion reached? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Tsunami generated by the final eruption were strong enough to wash entire coral reefs - weighing hundreds of tonnes - ashore. What height did the initial wave reach? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The volcano spewed a curtain of dust and aerosols into the atmosphere, which took only thirteen days to encircle the planet. This dust layer lowered the global temperature, until around 1888, by this much? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What was the estimated death toll of the eruption and subsequent tsunami caused by Krakatoa? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following was NOT one of the unsettling by-products of the eruption? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Study of the eruption helped move which area of study from "mere drawing-room fancy" to a more solid science? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which famous artwork was recently believed to be influenced by the eruption of Krakatoa? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The island currently growing from the remnants of Krakatoa is known by what name? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The former volcanic island of Krakatoa was located just west of this location?

Answer: Java

This is opposed to the infamously-misnamed 1969 C-Grade film "Krakatoa, East of Java."
2. Krakatoa famously blew its top in which year of the 1800s?

Answer: 1883

The last and greatest of the four eruptions took place at 10:02am, Monday, 27th of August, 1883, to be exact...
3. The sound of the final eruption was reportedly mistaken as gunfire by a public servant in this location, believed to be the furthest the noise of the explosion reached?

Answer: Rodriguez Island, Mauritius, off South Africa; 4,776 kilometers (2,968 miles) distance.

The noise was reported by James Wallis, the chief of police there, in his official report.
4. Tsunami generated by the final eruption were strong enough to wash entire coral reefs - weighing hundreds of tonnes - ashore. What height did the initial wave reach?

Answer: 40 meters (130 feet)

Compare this with the initial wave in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, reportedly reaching around 12 meters (40 feet) high.
5. The volcano spewed a curtain of dust and aerosols into the atmosphere, which took only thirteen days to encircle the planet. This dust layer lowered the global temperature, until around 1888, by this much?

Answer: 1.2°C

Compare this to the estimate that emissions of greenhouse gases from human activity has raised the Earth's average temperature by 0.5 to 0.6°C... since 1880!
6. What was the estimated death toll of the eruption and subsequent tsunami caused by Krakatoa?

Answer: 36,417

165 villages were destroyed and thousands injured. Compare this to the 300,000 killed in the 2004 Asian tsunami.
7. Which of the following was NOT one of the unsettling by-products of the eruption?

Answer: Resultant acid rain cloud dissolving the thatched roofs of an entire coastal village in Southern Borneo.

Incidentally, the remains of the victims encased in pumice were found by schoolchildren; some ships sailing in the area of Krakatoa after the explosion noted that the ocean was at one point clogged with pumice and the remains of victims.
8. Study of the eruption helped move which area of study from "mere drawing-room fancy" to a more solid science?

Answer: Meteorology

Analysis of the stratospheric movement of the aerosols produced by Krakatoa's eruption in jetstreams revolutionized weather forecasting.

A tautology is a statement that is true because it is true no matter which outcome is selected. For example, "All water is either blue or it is not blue."
9. Which famous artwork was recently believed to be influenced by the eruption of Krakatoa?

Answer: "The Scream" by Edvard Munch.

Norwegian Munch rendered the red skies of "The Scream" after seeing a twilight influenced by the distant eruption. In his own words: "I was walking along the road with two friends - then the sunset - all at once the sky became blood red - and I felt overcome with melancholy. I stood still and leaned against the railing, dead tired - clouds like blood and tongues of fire hung above the blue-black fjord and the city. My friends went on, and I stood alone, trembling with anxiety. I felt a great, unending scream piercing through nature."
10. The island currently growing from the remnants of Krakatoa is known by what name?

Answer: Anak Krakatau

Anak Krakatau means 'child of Krakatoa.' It was named by Russian geophysicist W.A. Petroeschevsky in 1928.
Vulcanologists have been measuring the island's growth in recent years, and some believe it may one day once again vent its fury upon the area.
Source: Author Lovepuddin

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