Volcanoes are nature's wildest and most destructive force. Human history tells tales of the fury and destruction of these 'mountains of fire'.
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Which volcano erupted in 79 AD destroying the city of Pompei?
Mount Vesuvius
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Mount Pelee
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Krakatoa
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Mount Olympus
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Which volcano erupted in 1902 wiping out completely the city St Pierre and its 30,000 inhabitants?
Mount Pelee
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Mount Vesuvius
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Mount Helens
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Krakatoa
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What is a volcano, which erupts once in hundreds of years and then goes back to sleep, called?
Sleeping
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Dormant
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Active
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Inactive
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What is a volcano which erupts very often, called?
Sleeping
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Dormant
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Active
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Inactive
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Which volcanic eruption on 10-11 April, 1815, is said to be the biggest eruption in recent years?
Tambora
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Mount Pelee
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Krakatoa
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Mount Helens
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Which was the loudest volcanic eruption?
Mount Pelee
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Tambora
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Mount Helens
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Krakatoa
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Which is the largest active volcano?
Mount Helens
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Krakatoa
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Mauna Loa
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Tambora
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In which type of volcano does the magma (molten matter inside the earth) come out of fractures in the earth's crust, rather than from the crater?
Crater
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Fissure
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Central
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Horizontal
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Which is the only active volcano in India?
Barren Island
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Mount Kilimanjaro
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Kanchenjunga
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Mount Nanda Devi
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What are volcanoes spread around the Pacific, in the shape of a ring, called?
Islands
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Volcanic chain
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Dragons chain
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Pacific Ring of Fire
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