Q 01/05

Which two active volcanoes lie within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park?

A) Mauna Kea and Hualālai

B) Kīlauea and Mauna Loa

C) Kīlauea and Haleakalā

D) Mauna Loa and Kohala

Answer · why

B) Kīlauea and Mauna Loa

One is among the most active volcanoes on Earth; the other is the world's largest active volcano by mass and volume.

Q 02/05

What does the name Kīlauea mean in Hawaiian, a nod to how often it erupts?

A) Long mountain

B) House of the sun

C) Red hill

D) Much spreading

Answer · why

D) Much spreading

Lavas less than 1,000 years old cover 90 percent of the volcano's surface.

Q 03/05

Mauna Loa's name translates as what?

A) White mountain

B) Fire mountain

C) Long mountain

D) Sacred mountain

Answer · why

C) Long mountain

Its gentle shield slopes hold an estimated 18,000 cubic miles of rock, though its summit is about 125 feet lower than Mauna Kea's.

Q 04/05

How high is the summit of Mauna Loa?

A) 10,023 feet

B) 11,800 feet

C) 12,400 feet

D) 13,679 feet

Answer · why

D) 13,679 feet

The park runs from sea level to that summit, from tropical rainforest to barren desert.

Q 05/05

Kīlauea's summit crater Halemaʻumaʻu is traditionally regarded as the home of which deity?

A) Māui

B) Pele

C) Kāne

D) Lono

Answer · why

B) Pele

Hawaiians still leave offerings at the crater; phenomena such as Pele's hair and Pele's tears take her name.