What is the sudden, violent discharge of a volcano such as Vesuvius called?

Brewer Matthew Vassar opened his namesake college for women in 1861 in which New York city? What is a succession of rulers from the same family called? Which word for a short statement of a principle or rule of conduct comes from the Latin for "greatest proposition"? Complete the phrase for a sudden success that quickly fades: "a ___ in the pan". A suicide note that called life "a lonely street" helped inspire the lyrics to which No. 1 song of 1956? Which word for a WWII suicide pilot was the winning word of the 1993 National Spelling Bee? On a boat, a "suit" is a complete set of what? Which playing card suit is represented by a trefoil, a three-leafed symbol?