The Quiz: The eruption of Novarupta in 1912 was the largest ever in the 20th century. Where is it located?
A Australia
B United States
C Russia
Alaska had been a US territory barely a month when Novarupta (Latin for ‘newly erupted’) burst onto the scene. When it did, it released 30 times more magma than Mount St. Helens, but since it happened on the remote Alaska Peninsula, no humans were hurt.
The correct answer to this quiz is United States.