How it works
These volcano trivia questions come in four rounds: the word, the plates and the terms; kinds of volcano; lava, ash and eruptions; and famous eruptions, early ideas and volcanoes on other worlds.
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Four rounds, from Vulcano to Triton
The word, the plates and the terms starts on the Italian island that named them all. Kinds of volcano sorts shields from domes and cinder cones. Lava, ash and eruptions asks how small ash is and whom Plinian eruptions are named after. Famous eruptions, early ideas and other worlds ends on the moons of Neptune and Saturn.
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Nothing here is a forecast or safety advice. Tap a choice to check it; the reason and the article it was read in appear with the answer.
Tips
- Lava, ash and eruptions has the two chemistry questions, on silica and on the word mafic.
Questions and answers
What are some easy volcano trivia questions?
Which town was destroyed with Pompeii in 79 CE? What are large pieces of tephra called? What is another name for a cryovolcano? The answers are Herculaneum, volcanic bombs and an ice volcano.
Where does the word volcano come from?
From Vulcano, a volcanic island in the Aeolian Islands of Italy. Its name comes from Vulcan, the god of fire in Roman mythology, and the word volcano dates from the early 17th century.
What is a supervolcano?
A volcano that has had at least one eruption producing over 1,000 cubic kilometers of volcanic deposits in a single explosive event. Such eruptions are very rare.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 3, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article Volcano, which every question links. Its running count of recorded eruptions is not asked, because the count changes, and no death toll is asked.