Q 01/05

Mount Etna is on the east coast of which island?

A) Sardinia

B) Corsica

C) Sicily

D) Crete

Answer · why

C) Sicily

It sits between the cities of Messina and Catania.

Q 02/05

What type of volcano is Mount Etna?

A) Shield volcano

B) Lava dome

C) Cinder cone

D) Stratovolcano

Answer · why

D) Stratovolcano

It was built up by alternating explosive and effusive eruptions over about 500,000 years.

Q 03/05

According to Greek myth, which monster did Zeus trap beneath Mount Etna?

A) Typhon

B) The Minotaur

C) Cerberus

D) The Hydra

Answer · why

A) Typhon

The forges of Hephaestus were said to lie under the mountain as well.

Q 04/05

Which god of blacksmithing had his forge under Mount Etna in Roman and Greek myth?

A) Ares

B) Mercury

C) Apollo

D) Vulcan

Answer · why

D) Vulcan

One theory even derives the name Mongibello from Mulciber, a Latin name for the god.

Q 05/05

In which year was Mount Etna added to the UNESCO World Heritage list?

A) 1987

B) 1997

C) 2005

D) 2013

Answer · why

D) 2013

The United Nations had already designated it a Decade Volcano because of its activity and nearby population.