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Mountains & Peaks Quiz
Mountains & Peaks · Easy
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Mountains are large elevated landforms shaped by tectonic forces, volcanic activity, and erosion. They cover about 25 percent of Earth's land surface and are home to around 915 mil...
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All 20 questions in this Mountains & Peaks quiz
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What is the name of the mountain in Alaska that is the highest peak in North America?
- A. Mount Whitney
- B. Mount McKinley (Denali)
- C. Mount Logan
- D. Mount Saint Elias
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The 'Andes' mountain range is located in which continent?
- A. North America
- B. Europe
- C. Asia
- D. South America
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What is the name of the famous mountain in Cape Town South Africa that is one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature?
- A. Devil's Peak
- B. Lion's Head
- C. Signal Hill
- D. Table Mountain
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What is the name of the dramatic mountain in Yosemite National Park in California known for its near-vertical granite face?
- A. Half Dome
- B. Cathedral Peak
- C. Mount Whitney
- D. El Capitan
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The 'Table Mountain' is a famous landmark in which city?
- A. Rio de Janeiro
- B. Sydney
- C. Vancouver
- D. Cape Town
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Which is the tallest mountain in Africa?
- A. Mount Kenya
- B. Mount Kilimanjaro
- C. Mount Elgon
- D. Mount Stanley
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What is the name of the highest mountain in Europe if the Caucasus Mountains are included?
- A. Dykh-Tau
- B. Monte Rosa
- C. Mont Blanc
- D. Mount Elbrus
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What is the name of the second highest mountain in the world and in which range is it located?
- A. Kangchenjunga in the Himalayas
- B. K2 in the Karakoram
- C. Makalu in the Himalayas
- D. Lhotse in the Himalayas
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What is the name of the mountain in Tanzania that is the highest free-standing mountain in the world?
- A. Mount Kilimanjaro
- B. Mount Elgon
- C. Mount Kenya
- D. Ras Dashen
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What is the name of the mountain in Switzerland and Italy known for its distinctive pyramidal horn shape?
- A. Mont Blanc
- B. Matterhorn
- C. Jungfrau
- D. Eiger
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Which mountain is known as the highest in Africa?
- A. Atlas
- B. Kilimanjaro
- C. Drakensberg
- D. Elbrus
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What is the height of Mount Everest in metres and in which year was it first summited?
- A. 8850m - first summited in 1955 by a Swiss team
- B. 8848m - first summited in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
- C. 8611m - first summited in 1950
- D. 8849m - first summited in 1948 by a British team
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Which mountain is famous for its 'Four Faces' (Mount Rushmore)?
- A. Rocky Mountains
- B. Appalachians
- C. Black Hills
- D. Mount Whitney
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The 'Karakoram' range is home to which famous peak?
- A. Kilimanjaro
- B. Everest
- C. K2
- D. Mont Blanc
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Which is the tallest mountain in the world?
- A. Kangchenjunga
- B. Mount Everest
- C. K2
- D. Lhotse
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What is the name of the highest mountain in Japan?
- A. Mount Fuji
- B. Mount Tate
- C. Mount Hotaka
- D. Mount Kita
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Which mountain range contains the majority of the world's highest peaks including all fourteen eight-thousanders?
- A. The Rocky Mountains
- B. The Himalayas and Karakoram
- C. The Hindu Kush
- D. The Andes
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What is the name of the highest mountain in the Caucasus range and also the highest point in Russia?
- A. Mount Elbrus
- B. Shkhara
- C. Dykh-Tau
- D. Kazbek
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Which mountain range forms the border between Italy and Switzerland?
- A. Pyrenees
- B. Dolomites
- C. Alps
- D. Appennines
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What is the name of the sacred mountain in Japan that is also an active volcano and the country's highest peak?
- A. Mount Fuji
- B. Tateyama
- C. Ontake
- D. Hakusan