What is notable about Mauna Loa?

It is the largest active volcano on Earth

What happened at Mauna Loa in 2022?

It erupted for the first time since 1984

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Quiz: Kilauea and Mauna Loa

This Hawaii Volcanoes National Park quiz walks the steaming craters of the Big Island. Play 10 interactive questions on its 1916 founding, Kilauea and Halemaumau crater, Mauna Loa's huge size, its 2022 eruption, the 2018 summit collapse, the goddess Pele, Thurston Lava Tube, Chain of Craters Road, the nene goose and UNESCO status.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Island
Which island is the park on?
Year
When was the park established?
Kilauea
Which crater sits in Kilauea's summit?
Loa
What is notable about Mauna Loa?
2022
What happened at Mauna Loa in 2022?
2018
What happened at Kilauea's summit in 2018?
Pele
Which Hawaiian deity is linked to the volcanoes?
Tube
What is Thurston Lava Tube?
Road
Which road descends to the sea past old craters?
Goose
Which bird is Hawaii's state bird?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which island is the park on?
Answer: Hawaii's Big Island
It is the youngest main island.
Q2: When was the park established?
Answer: 1916
It is one of the older US parks.
Q3: Which crater sits in Kilauea's summit?
Answer: Halemaumau
Lava lakes have filled it.
Q4: What is notable about Mauna Loa?
Answer: It is the largest active volcano on Earth
It covers half the island.
Q5: What happened at Mauna Loa in 2022?
Answer: It erupted for the first time since 1984
Lava fountains lit the sky.
Q6: What happened at Kilauea's summit in 2018?
Answer: The caldera floor collapsed
Big eruptions occurred downslope too.
Q7: Which Hawaiian deity is linked to the volcanoes?
Answer: Pele
Offerings are left at the crater.
Q8: What is Thurston Lava Tube?
Answer: A cave formed by flowing lava
Its Hawaiian name is Nahuku.
Q9: Which road descends to the sea past old craters?
Answer: Chain of Craters Road
Lava has covered parts of it.
Q10: Which bird is Hawaii's state bird?
Answer: Nene
It is a rare goose.

Kilauea, Mauna Loa and the Goddess Pele

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island was established in 1916 to protect Kilauea and Mauna Loa, two of the most active volcanoes on Earth. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on the planet, and it erupted in 2022 for the first time since 1984.

Kilauea's summit holds Halemaumau crater, home of the goddess Pele in Hawaiian tradition. In 2018 its summit caldera collapsed while eruptions downslope destroyed hundreds of homes. Since then, new eruptions have filled the crater with lava and sent fountains high into the air.

Visitors walk through Thurston Lava Tube, or Nahuku, a cave left by flowing lava, and drive Chain of Craters Road down to the sea, where old flows have covered the pavement. The rare nene, Hawaii's state bird, often grazes near park roads.

What This Quiz Teaches

Volcano fans will enjoy these questions.

Which volcanoes are protected
How big Mauna Loa is
Which eruptions made news
Which legends surround them
What visitors can explore

Did You Know?

Volcanic gas called vog can drift across the island.
New land forms when lava reaches the ocean.
Steam vents line the trails at Kilauea's summit.
Rangers share eruption updates daily.
The park ranges from sea level to nearly 14,000 feet.