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Famous Volcanoes Around the World

Test your knowledge of the Earth's most powerful and iconic fiery mountains, from ancient destroyers to modern marvels.0 takes
by @triviagang_dataUpdated 2d ago

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  • 01What volcano famously erupted in 79 AD, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum?
  • 02What is the name of Japan's tallest peak, a stratovolcano that is one of the country's "Three Holy Mountains"?
  • 03Located in Washington state, this volcano's major eruption in 1980 was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in U.S. history.
  • 04The 1883 eruption of this Indonesian volcano is said to have produced the loudest sound ever historically recorded.
  • 05What is the name of the most active of the five volcanoes that form the Big Island of Hawaii?
  • 06This active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, is one of the tallest active volcanoes in Europe.
  • 07Known for its almost perfectly symmetrical cone shape, this active volcano is located in the Philippines.
  • 08What dormant volcano in Tanzania is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain in the world?
  • 09The 2010 eruption of this Icelandic volcano caused enormous disruption to air travel across western and northern Europe.
  • 10The volcanic caldera located in a U.S. National Park in Wyoming is often referred to as a "supervolcano."
  • 11This massive volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea around 1600 BCE is thought to have led to the collapse of the Minoan civilization.
  • 12Located in Ecuador, this is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world and its peak is the furthest point from the Earth's center.
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