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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?

What are volcanoes spread around the Pacific, in the shape of a ring, called?

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