q11

[dubdobdee]

11.

i: Which volcano was explored by Dante?
ii: Which eruption brought the Olympiad to London?
iii: What was named after the commander of HMS Monarch?
iv: Where did the activities of Queen Mary necessitate a rescue operation by RIL?
v: Having entered via Snæfell, where did the professor’s party make its explosive exit?
vi: Which princess and warrior are joined by a saddle named after a stout conquistador?
vii: Which volcano was depicted in the death of a sexagenarian philosopher by Rosa?
viii: Which explosion is estimated to have generated around 180 decibels?
ix: Which eruption was probably witnessed by Columbus?
x: What volcanic glow was a magnet to Resolution?

Comments

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i: I thought this was Etna but see v so maybe Vesuvius except see vii?
v: is Etna (this is from Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Snaefell is in Iceland)
vii: is this Vesuvius (Pliny the Elder was overcome by fumes because he tarried nearby taking scientific notes)
viii: is Krakatoa

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

iii. is Mount Rainier in Washington state, my favourite (extinct?) volcano. Named after a British sea captain (later Admiral).

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

ii. I thought this was Etna? The 1908 Olympics were going to be in Rome, but the eruption of Etna meant they were moved to London.

^^^this was the only answer I knew on the first read through!!!