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25 questions per quiz. All questions and answers sourced from official geological surveys and scientific institutions.

How well do you really know your volcanoes?

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Stromboli

Aeolian Islands, Italy • Stratovolcano

The Lighthouse of the Mediterranean. Erupting almost continuously for 2,000 years.

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Mount St. Helens

Washington, USA • Stratovolcano

The catastrophic 1980 eruption that reshaped volcanology forever.

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Mount Pinatubo

Luzon, Philippines • Stratovolcano

The 1991 eruption — the second largest of the 20th century — and its global impact.

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Vesuvius

Campania, Italy • Stratovolcano

The volcano that buried Pompeii. Still one of the world's most dangerous.

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Krakatau

Sunda Strait, Indonesia • Caldera

The 1883 explosion heard 5,000 km away. And the child volcano that rose from the ashes.

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Popocatépetl

Mexico • Stratovolcano

Mexico's most active volcano, looming over 25 million people in and around Mexico City.

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Kīlauea Vol. 2

Hawaiʻi, USA • Shield volcano

Think Vol. 1 was tough? A deeper dive — the geology, the science, and the 2020 summit eruption.

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