JigsawVolcano Quiz
Free map quiz on the volcanoes of the world, with trivia questions and answers and “which is bigger?”. Easy and hard, for kids and adults.
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About this quiz
Each round has ten questions from every corner of the planet. In most of them a river, lake, sea, mountain range or volcano lights up on the map and you pick its name from four. Others are quick trivia questions, like which river flows through Paris, and some play like a game of higher or lower: which of two places is longer, deeper, higher or bigger, from the longest rivers to the highest mountains.
After every answer you see a short fact about the place and, when we have a puzzle photo of it, the photo too: tap it to play the same place as a jigsaw puzzle. The Easy level keeps to the best-known places; All adds hundreds more.
It is a free physical geography quiz and map game for anyone: the Easy level suits kids, students and beginners, while All is a real test for adults and geography fans. Play it on your own, against a friend with the challenge link, or in class on a big screen.
The figures come from standard references such as Britannica and are rounded. Where experts disagree, as on whether the Nile or the Amazon is longer, we say so instead of picking a side, and we leave out places whose names are disputed.
Maps: Natural Earth (public domain). The photos are credited under each picture and on their puzzle pages.
Sample questions and answers
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Which volcano buried Pompeii in 79 AD?
Answer: Vesuvius. Vesuvius buried Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD, and it is still active.
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Which is the largest active volcano on Earth?
Answer: Mauna Loa. Mauna Loa, on Hawaiʻi, is the largest active volcano on Earth.
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Mount Fuji is the highest mountain of which country?
Answer: Japan. Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain, last erupted in 1707.
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Which volcano on Sicily is one of the most active in the world?
Answer: Etna. Etna, on Sicily, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
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Which eruption, in 1883, was heard almost 5,000 km away?
Answer: Krakatoa. The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa was heard almost 5,000 km away.
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Which Icelandic volcano stopped flights over Europe in 2010?
Answer: Eyjafjallajökull.
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Which eruption, in 1815, led to “the year without a summer”?
Answer: Tambora. The 1815 eruption of Tambora cooled the whole planet: 1816 became “the year without a summer”.
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Which volcano is the highest mountain in Spain?
Answer: Teide. Teide, on Tenerife, is the highest mountain in Spain.