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Shes Gonna Blow
  She's Gonna Blow   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
You may be surprised at the large number of active volcanoes around the world, many of which are capable of a major eruption at any time. This quiz is about just ten of them.
Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Mar 11 16
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Violent End
  Violent End   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
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Volcanic activity is closely connected with events that shaped history. We will examine some eruptions that have caused violent ends.
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  Volcanoes that Went Bang   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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This quiz gives details about some well known (and some not so well known) volcanic eruptions and you have to answer which volcano it was that erupted.
Average, 10 Qns, Vesuvius79, Mar 14 11
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  Mount St. Helens, Washington State    
Multiple Choice
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I was five years old when Mount St. Helens erupted. Memories of hearing about it on the news has stayed with me ever since. Thanks to the "National Geographic Magazine" and Bill Bryson for additional infomation.
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  Volcanic Eruptions of the 20th Century   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Can you name all the details of these landmark eruptions?
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  Mount St. Helens Explodes    
Multiple Choice
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May 18 is the anniversary of the explosive eruption of Mount Saint Helens. Let's remember this earthshaking event (literally) in U.S. history.
Average, 10 Qns, fritzer, May 01 21
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trivia question Quick Question
Who was President of the United States at the time of the eruption of Mount St Helens?

From Quiz "Mount St. Helens Explodes"




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Volcanoes Trivia Questions
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?

From Quiz Volcanoes that Went Bang

Answer: Mount Pinatubo

Mount Pinatubo's eruption was the largest of the century and affected the world's weather in the months following the eruption.

2. In what country did the Paricutin volcano appear in 1943?

From Quiz Volcanic Eruptions of the 20th Century

Answer: Mexico

Surprisingly enough, it appeared in the middle of a cornfield, and in the span of one year, the volcano had grown to a height of 336 meters and buried two villages!

3. At 8:32 a.m. on May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens erupted. Who sent the message 'Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it'?

From Quiz Mount St. Helens, Washington State

Answer: David Johnston

David Johnston was a US Geological Survey geologist who was stationed about 5 miles northwest of the mountain at a place called Coldwater II. He was a replacement at the USGS post and he became the first person to alert the outside world of the unfolding events. Those were the last words he said. Johnston's Ridge Observatory is named in his honour.

4. In what year did the eruption of Mount St. Helens occur?

From Quiz Mount St. Helens Explodes

Answer: 1980

May 18, 1980, at 8:32 AM PDT, to be precise, is when 'the mountain blew.'

5. 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?

From Quiz Volcanoes that Went Bang

Answer: Toba

Toba is a volcanic lake in Indonesia. It is one of six of the world's supervolcanoes.

6. Despite literally blowing its top and the amount of damage that was caused, a surprisingly small number of people were killed. How many lost their lives?

From Quiz Mount St. Helens, Washington State

Answer: 57

The toll stands at 57. It would have been higher had it not been a Sunday. There were loggers who ordinarly would have been working in the area. A hazard warning had been issued and a zone of restricted access established. For two months St. Helens had rumbled and been jolted by a series of earthquakes.

7. Name the state in which Mount St Helens is located.

From Quiz Mount St. Helens Explodes

Answer: Washington & WA & Wash

8. 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?

From Quiz Volcanoes that Went Bang

Answer: Mount Pelee

One of the two survivors was a prisoner who was fortunate enough to have a cell with thick walls and a window facing away from the Mount Pelee.

9. Which volcano caused the U.S. grief by destroying bombers in World War II?

From Quiz Volcanic Eruptions of the 20th Century

Answer: Vesuvius

The eruption in 1944 detroyed the village of San Sebastiano and decimated 88 B-25 bombers.

10. 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.

From Quiz Volcanoes that Went Bang

Answer: Popocatepetl

Popocatepetl is a threat to Mexico City and nearby villages.

11. Until St. Helens, most volcanic activity in the U.S. had been restricted to Hawaii. Based on the data geologists had available, which of their conclusions was shown by the eruption of Mount St. Helens to be inaccurate?

From Quiz Mount St. Helens, Washington State

Answer: Volcanoes don't erupt through the side of a mountain

A bulge started forming on the north side of St. Helens on April 19, growing as much as 5ft a day. It was clear that something was going to happen, but what happened was completely unexpected. Without an open vent the pressure inside St. Helens increased dramatically. The earthquake that triggered the May 18 blast caused the north side of the mountain to collapse, sending down an avalanche. With its side weakened, St. Helens exploded.

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

From Quiz Mount St. Helens Explodes

Answer: Jimmy Carter

President Carter got personally involved in helping out with the human tragedy, as is his nature.

13. 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?

From Quiz Volcanoes that Went Bang

Answer: Tambora

So much ash circled the Earth and was in the air that 1816 was called "the year without a summer". In 1816 much of North America and Europe remained at winter temperatures throughout the year and the harvests were extremely poor.

14. In what country did the Nevado del Ruiz eruption take place in 1985?

From Quiz Volcanic Eruptions of the 20th Century

Answer: Colombia

This eruption killed 23,000 people in the town of Armero. The eruption was fairly small, and caused little worry among the villigers.

15. When Mount St. Helens exploded it was with a force of incredible magnitude. It has been compared to a number of Hiroshima-sized bombs. How many?

From Quiz Mount St. Helens, Washington State

Answer: 500

With such force, and throwing out ash, lava and rocks, all red-hot and at a speed of up to 650 miles an hour no one could possibly outrun that. Many people who believed themselves to be in safe areas, far enough away from the volcano, were caught. People were killed as far as 20 miles away.

16. At the time, the state in which Mount St Helens is located had a female governor. What was her name?

From Quiz Mount St. Helens Explodes

Answer: Dixy Lee Ray

Dr. Ray was a one-term governor and former head of the Atomic Energy Commission.

17. In 1963, an underwater volcanic eruption formed which island off the coast of Iceland?

From Quiz Volcanoes that Went Bang

Answer: Surtsey

The eruption lasted nearly three and a half years.

18. What was the main cause of death during the Nevado del Ruiz eruption?

From Quiz Volcanic Eruptions of the 20th Century

Answer: Lahar

The eruption was fairly small, but it was enough to cause the ice at the summit to melt, sending a cascade of mud into the surrounding valleys. This Devestated the town of Armero.

19. It was an incredible blast that obliterated the peak of the mountain, some 1,300 ft of it, leaving a once symmetrical volcano with a huge crater. How did one eyewitness describe the sound?

From Quiz Mount St. Helens, Washington State

Answer: Like nothing

Strangely, those very close to the volcano heard nothing at all. Jim Nieland said 'It was like watching a black-and-white silent picture'. Two campers Roald Reitan and Venus Dergan discovered that the mountain had actually erupted only after they survived the slurry of ash and mud. They heard nothing.

20. How many people were killed by the May 18 explosive eruption of Mount St Helens?

From Quiz Mount St. Helens Explodes

Answer: 57

Twenty-one of the bodies have never been recovered.

21. In 1883 which Indonesian volcano's eruption was heard as far away as Australia?

From Quiz Volcanoes that Went Bang

Answer: Krakatoa

The 1883 explosion of Krakatoa is known as 'The Biggest Bang'. Not only did it deafen people who were up to 40 kilometers away from the volcano, but ash and dust from the eruption circled the globe.

22. Which Icelandic volcano erupted a recorded five times in the 20th century?

From Quiz Volcanic Eruptions of the 20th Century

Answer: Hekla

This volcano erupts so often that the Icelandic people call it the "Gateway to Hell".

23. 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:

From Quiz Mount St. Helens Explodes

Answer: Harry Truman

24. Which volcano erupted in 1971, destroying the observatory built right on the volcano?

From Quiz Volcanoes that Went Bang

Answer: Mount Etna

Mount Etna, located in Sicily, has erupted multiple times in recent history.

25. Mt. Pinatubo, which erupted in 1991, did so just days after which other mountain killed 43 people?

From Quiz Volcanic Eruptions of the 20th Century

Answer: Unzen

On June 3rd, Mt. Unzen erupted, killing 43 people, including the French volconologists Maurice and Katia Kraft. This was it's first eruption since the 1700s.

26. Volcanoes are unpredictable. Even if geologists had been sure of the exact time and date of the eruption no-one could have stopped the fiery fury that St. Helens unleashed. What was President Jimmy Carter's reaction to the devastation?

From Quiz Mount St. Helens, Washington State

Answer: "It makes the surface of the moon look like a golf course"

See http://www.kelso.gov/recreation/attractions/sthelens.html Forests, rivers and wildlife had been devastated. The wave of ash and lava and the incredible heat destroyed 220 sq. miles of forest, including plants and animals. One photograph shows 6,000 trees blown over in one direction. In total enough trees to build 300,000 houses were blown away.

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

From Quiz Mount St. Helens Explodes

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.

28. 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.

From Quiz Volcanoes that Went Bang

Answer: Mount St. Helens

Before this eruption, Mount St. Helens had been dormant (inactive) for 123 years. It is located in Washington State, USA, and is one of many volcanoes in the Cascade Range, a mountain range that extends from southern British Columbia, Canada to Northern California.

29. Large amounts of what gas was launched into the atmosphere by Pinatubo, creating brilliant sunsets worldwide?

From Quiz Volcanic Eruptions of the 20th Century

Answer: Sulfur Dioxide

Not only did it make brilliant sunsets, but it reduced the global temperature by 1 degree Fahrenheit!

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