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How well do you know the volcanoes of the world?
Lately, I've been researching volcanoes for a self-imposed writing assignment. I have been enjoying the research so much that I thought I would share the fun. So, take the quiz to see how much you know, or just to learn something new!
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1. United States:
 This volcano, located in Washington, erupted in 1980.
       Mount Rainier        
       Mount St Helens        
       Mount Shasta        
       Mount Hood        
       Mount McKinley        
2. Europe:
 In A.D. 79, this volcano buried the towns of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae.
       Mount Etna        
       Campi Flegrei        
       Stromboli        
       Vulcano        
       Vesuvius        
3. Alaska:
 The eruprion of this volcano in 1912 resulted in the creation of a fumarole field called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
       Mount Augustine        
       Mount Trident        
       Novarupta        
       Mount Pavlof        
       Mount Shishaldin        
4. Japan:
 This volcano tragically claimed the lives of French volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft in 1991.
       Mount Fuji        
       Mount Sakura-jima        
       Mount Unzen        
       Mount Aso        
       Mount Usu        
5. Mediterranean:
 This volcano has been perpetually active for nearly 2,000 years, and has earned the nickname "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean".
       Etna        
       Nisyros        
       Santorini        
       Stromboli        
       Vulcano        
6. Iceland:
 Congratulations! It's a bouncing baby volcano. This newly born volcano had scientists passing out cigars (figuratively speaking) in 1963.
       Eldfell        
       Hekla        
       Krafla        
       Laki        
       Surtsey        
7. Mediterranean:
 This volcano is believed by some scholars to be the remains of the legendary Atlantis.
       Vulcano        
       Santorini        
       Nisyros        
       Stromboli        
       Tenerife        
8. Indonesia:
 This volcano's 1883 explosion was heard as far away as Australia, a distance of nearly 3,000 miles from the eruption!
       Bromo        
       Krakatau (Krakatoa)        
       Merapi        
       Semeru        
       Tambora        
9. Mexico:
 This volcano was born in a corn field in 1943.
       Arenal        
       Colima        
       El Chichon        
       Paricutin        
       Popocatepetl        
10. Iceland:
 This volcano was long believed to be the "Gateway to Hell."
       Askja        
       Grimsvotn        
       Hekla        
       Krafla        
       Laki        
11. South America:
 In 1985, this volcano caused the deaths of more than 23,000 people when its eruption created lahars, or mudflows, from the melting of its glacier.
       Nevado del Ruiz        
       Galeras        
       Irazu        
       Nevado del Tolima        
       Cerro Bravo        
12. Caribbean:
 This volcano took the lives of all but one of the 28,000 inhabitants of St. Pierre in 1902.
       La Soufriere        
       Pelee        
       Soufriere Hills        
       Piton de la Fournaise        
       Lascar        
13. Indonesia:
 This volcano's 1815 eruption brought about the deaths of 92,000 people and caused a global cooling trend so great that 1816 was known as "the year without summer."
       Semeru        
       Merapi        
       Bromo        
       Tambora        
       Galunggung        
14. United States:
 This popular tourist destination is said to be the site of a supervolcano.
       Yellowstone National Park        
       Yosemite National Park        
       Hawaii Volcanoes National Park        
       Hollywood        
       Grand Teton National Park        
15. Iceland:
 This volcanic fissure erupted tremendous amounts of lava, ash and gas in 1783. The gas poisoned crops and livestock which, in turn, caused a devastating famine.
       Krafla        
       Hekla        
       Askja        
       Laki        
       Herdubreid        
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