The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Mount Ngyirogongo just outside the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The BBC’s Mark Doyle tells anchor Marco Werman about the active volcano that spews plenty of smoke and ash daily, but does not seem to disrupt air traffic.
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