Fire Mountains: The Volcano Quiz
Volcanoes have built islands, buried cities and even changed the global climate. How well do you know these fiery giants?
- Science
- Adults
- Medium
- Educational
- 10 questions
- about 5 min
- Feedback after each question
Against each other
For kids and playful souls
See the questions
Without the right answers, so they're still a surprise when you play.
Question 1
Which is the largest active volcano on Earth by volume?
- Mount Etna
- Mauna Loa
- Mount Fuji
- Kilimanjaro
Question 2
What is molten rock called while it is still underground?
- Magma
- Lava
- Tephra
- Pumice
Question 3
The 'Ring of Fire' surrounds which ocean?
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
Question 4
Which Roman city was buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?
- Ostia
- Carthage
- Pompeii
- Ravenna
Question 5
Which type of volcano has broad, gentle slopes built from runny lava?
- Stratovolcano
- Shield volcano
- Cinder cone
- Lava dome
Question 6
Which 1815 eruption led to the 'Year Without a Summer'?
- Tambora
- Krakatoa
- Pinatubo
- Mount St. Helens
Question 7
What is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic debris called?
- Lahar
- Lava tube
- Fumarole
- Pyroclastic flow
Question 8
What is the largest known volcano in the solar system?
- Olympus Mons on Mars
- Maxwell Montes on Venus
- Loki Patera on Io
- Mauna Kea on Earth
Question 9
Which gas makes up most of what volcanoes release?
- Carbon dioxide
- Sulfur dioxide
- Water vapour
- Hydrogen sulfide
Question 10
What is the Hawaiian name for rough, jagged lava?
- Obsidian
- Pillow lava
- Pāhoehoe
- ʻAʻā
