October 2026 edition

Volcanoes quiz

Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
The Ring of Fire is found around the edge of which ocean?
AAtlantic
BIndian
CPacific
DArctic
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about volcanoes? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from lava and ash clouds to volcanoes under the ice.

Volcanoes · October 2026 edition

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Q6 / 50Opener
Which volcano buried the Roman town of Pompeii in AD 79?
AEtna
BKrakatoa
CMount Fuji
DVesuvius

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerLava, ash and famous mountains
2EasyCraters, hot springs and Hawaii
3TrickyPlate boundaries, cinder cones and domes
4HardSupervolcanoes, tephra and submarine vents
5BrutalCryovolcanism, alert levels and Venus
Volcanoes titlesout of 500
Textbook eruption50 / 50
Supervolcano350+
Lava fountain275+
Ash plume200+
Steam vent100+
Rumble1+
Damp squib0

44 of 50 right · six short of Textbook eruption

You vs Katie BVolcanoes · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
What type of volcano is Hawaii's Mauna Loa?
Stratovolcano
Shield✓GBKB
Cinder cone
Lava dome

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Quick, before it blows.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which volcano buried Pompeii? Clock's ticking.

The ramp

Rumbles first, then the blast.

Five rounds of ten. Each eruption gets trickier.

Titles

Work up to the big one.

When you finish, your score earns a title. Score nothing and it's a Damp squib; get every question right for a Textbook eruption.

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See who knew their lava.

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