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1. The rains that followed this 1991 eruption created mudflows which destroyed villages. In total, 800 people were killed and thousands made homeless. Which volcano located in the Philippines erupted?
2. Defined as a supervolcano (a volcano that emits over 1,000 cubic kilometers of debris) which volcano erupted over 65,000 years ago and caused humans to nearly become extinct?
3. In 1902 which volcano on the Caribbean island of Martinique erupted, destroying the town of St. Pierre and killing all but two of the town's 29,000 villagers?
4. In 1994, this volcano emitted gas and ash and so scientists began to monitor it for an eruption. In 2000, scientists warned that the volcano might erupt and the government began evacuations. The volcano erupted not long afterward.
5. The 1815 eruption of which Indonesian volcano, ejecting 80 cubic kilometers of ash into the air, is one of the world's biggest volcanic eruptions?
6. In 1963, an underwater volcanic eruption formed which island off the coast of Iceland?
7. In 1883 which Indonesian volcano's eruption was heard as far away as Australia?
8. Which volcano erupted in 1971, destroying the observatory built right on the volcano?
9. A precursor to this May 1980 eruption included earthquakes and a bulge in the mountain. When it erupted, the forests surrounding the volcano were destroyed and 57 people lost their lives.
10. This volcano's most famous eruption occurred on August 24, 79 AD. The Roman town of Pompeii was blanketed in about 20 feet of ash. What is the name of this volcano, located in southern Italy?
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