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Quiz about Mount St Helens Explodes
Quiz about Mount St Helens Explodes

Mount St. Helens Explodes Trivia Quiz


May 18 is the anniversary of the explosive eruption of Mount Saint Helens. Let's remember this earthshaking event (literally) in U.S. history.

A multiple-choice quiz by fritzer. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
fritzer
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
77,040
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
874
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Question 1 of 10
1. In what year did the eruption of Mount St. Helens occur? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Name the state in which Mount St Helens is located.

Answer: (Way out west)
Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these major cities is closest to Mount St. Helens? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who was President of the United States at the time of the eruption of Mount St Helens? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. At the time, the state in which Mount St Helens is located had a female governor. What was her name? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How many people were killed by the May 18 explosive eruption of Mount St Helens? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. One person killed (and never recovered) was the cantankerous elderly proprietor of a resort lodge located on a lake near the mountain. He refused to be evacuated from his home. He shared the name of a famous American. He was: Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is the name of the lake which was partially filled with mud and covered by ash and fallen trees in the eruption? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. How much of the top of the Mount St Helens was blown off by the eruption? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which major Pacific Northwest city was most affected (damaged and disrupted) by the eruption of Mount St Helens? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In what year did the eruption of Mount St. Helens occur?

Answer: 1980

May 18, 1980, at 8:32 AM PDT, to be precise, is when 'the mountain blew.'
2. Name the state in which Mount St Helens is located.

Answer: Washington

3. Which of these major cities is closest to Mount St. Helens?

Answer: Portland

4. Who was President of the United States at the time of the eruption of Mount St Helens?

Answer: Jimmy Carter

President Carter got personally involved in helping out with the human tragedy, as is his nature.
5. At the time, the state in which Mount St Helens is located had a female governor. What was her name?

Answer: Dixy Lee Ray

Dr. Ray was a one-term governor and former head of the Atomic Energy Commission.
6. How many people were killed by the May 18 explosive eruption of Mount St Helens?

Answer: 57

Twenty-one of the bodies have never been recovered.
7. One person killed (and never recovered) was the cantankerous elderly proprietor of a resort lodge located on a lake near the mountain. He refused to be evacuated from his home. He shared the name of a famous American. He was:

Answer: Harry Truman

8. What is the name of the lake which was partially filled with mud and covered by ash and fallen trees in the eruption?

Answer: Spirit Lake

Harry Truman's place was on the shore of this lake; it was called Spirit Lake Lodge. It is now covered by debris and water.
9. How much of the top of the Mount St Helens was blown off by the eruption?

Answer: 1,314 feet

A beautiful 9,677-foot symmetrically-coned mountain became a homely lop-sided 8,363-foot peak in just minutes.
10. Which major Pacific Northwest city was most affected (damaged and disrupted) by the eruption of Mount St Helens?

Answer: Spokane

The immense plume of ash from the eruption swept to the northeast that May 18 (it was a Sunday), and dumped on Spokane as well as smaller towns across the Washington. Ashfall from smaller eruptions continued to add to the mess all summer. Portland got a thin layer of ash, Seattle hardly any. Ash drifted across North America--folks as far away as Oklahoma and Wisconsin experienced visible fallout from this catastrophic natural event.
Source: Author fritzer

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