Mount Yasur Quiz: Vanuatu's Active Volcano on Tanna Island

This Mount Yasur quiz walks to the rim of Vanuatu's restless volcano on Tanna island. Play 10 interactive questions on its height of about 360 m, Strombolian blasts that have gone on for centuries, Captain Cook's 1774 visit and the lighthouse of the Pacific, ash plains, alert levels, Port Resolution and the John Frum movement nearby.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country is Mount Yasur in?
Island
On which island is Mount Yasur?
Height
About how tall is Mount Yasur?
Style
What kind of eruptions does it usually have?
Long
For how long has Yasur been erupting nearly constantly?
Cook
Which explorer saw its glow in 1774?
Nickname
What nickname has the volcano been given?
Bay
Which bay is named after Cook's ship?
Safety
What system tells visitors if it is safe to approach?
Movement
Which cargo cult movement is linked to Tanna?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country is Mount Yasur in?
Answer: Vanuatu
It is in Melanesia.
Q2: On which island is Mount Yasur?
Answer: Tanna
It is in the south of the country.
Q3: About how tall is Mount Yasur?
Answer: About 360 m
It is a small cone.
Q4: What kind of eruptions does it usually have?
Answer: Frequent Strombolian blasts
Lava bombs fly from the crater.
Q5: For how long has Yasur been erupting nearly constantly?
Answer: Centuries
Records suggest hundreds of years.
Q6: Which explorer saw its glow in 1774?
Answer: James Cook
Its light drew his ship to land.
Q7: What nickname has the volcano been given?
Answer: Lighthouse of the Pacific
Sailors saw its glow.
Q8: Which bay is named after Cook's ship?
Answer: Port Resolution
It lies close to the volcano.
Q9: What system tells visitors if it is safe to approach?
Answer: Volcano alert levels
Higher levels close the rim.
Q10: Which cargo cult movement is linked to Tanna?
Answer: John Frum
Followers gather near the volcano.

Standing at the Rim of a Restless Volcano

Mount Yasur is a small volcanic cone about 360 m high on Tanna island in southern Vanuatu. It has been erupting nearly continuously for centuries, with frequent Strombolian blasts that toss glowing lava bombs into the air every few minutes. Visitors can walk to the crater rim when alert levels allow.

In 1774 Captain James Cook saw the volcano's glow and landed at a bay later named Port Resolution after his ship. The glow, visible from the sea, earned Yasur the nickname lighthouse of the Pacific. A wide ash plain spreads around the cone.

Yasur is sacred to many local people, and Tanna is home to the John Frum movement, a cargo cult that grew in the 1930s and 1940s. Scientists monitor the volcano and set alert levels that close the rim when activity grows.

What This Quiz Teaches

Volcano fans will enjoy these questions.

Where the volcano is
How it erupts
Who saw it first
What nickname it has
How safety is managed

Did You Know?

Dusk visits show the brightest glow.
Ash can sting the eyes.
Hot springs lie near Port Resolution.
Kava is a Tanna tradition.
4x4 trucks cross the ash plain.