Q 01/05

Mayon Volcano stands in which Philippine province?

A) Albay

B) Catanduanes

C) Camarines Sur

D) Batangas

Answer · why

A) Albay

Albay. More than a million people live in the province around the volcano, so tens of thousands are moved to safety when an eruption looms.

Q 02/05

Mayon is famous worldwide for which physical feature?

A) Its twin summit craters side by side

B) Its near-perfect symmetrical cone

C) Its permanent cap of snow and ice

D) Its wide turquoise crater lake

Answer · why

B) Its near-perfect symmetrical cone

Its near-perfect symmetrical cone comes from eruptions through a single central vent, which pile lava and ash evenly on every side.

Q 03/05

What type of volcano is Mayon?

A) Shield volcano

B) Stratovolcano

C) Cinder cone

D) Lava dome

Answer · why

B) Stratovolcano

Stratovolcano. Layers of lava and ash have built slopes that steepen to 35 to 40 degrees near the top, far sharper than the gentle profile of a shield...

Q 04/05

As of 2025 Mayon is only a World Heritage candidate, but in 2016 its province gained which international status?

A) Global geopark

B) Biosphere reserve

C) Ramsar wetland

D) Dark sky reserve

Answer · why

B) Biosphere reserve

Biosphere reserve. UNESCO cited the province's wildlife, including five of the world's seven sea turtle species, alongside the volcano that towers ove...

Q 05/05

Which volcanic hazard killed dozens of farmers on Mayon's slopes when it erupted without warning in 1993?

A) Fast lava flows

B) Pyroclastic flows

C) Volcanic gas clouds

D) Rain-fed mudflows

Answer · why

B) Pyroclastic flows

Pyroclastic flows. The first blast lasted only about half an hour, but its avalanches of hot ash and gas caught farmers on the slopes and drove tens o...