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Mountains & Peaks Quiz

Mountains & Peaks Quiz

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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
  1. What is the name of the highest mountain in Euroepee if the Caucasus Mountains are included?

    • A. Dykh-Tau
    • B. Monte Rosa
    • C. Mont Blanc
    • D. Mount Elbrus
  2. The 'Rockies' are a major mountain range in which continent?

    • A. Asia
    • B. South America
    • C. Euroepee
    • D. North America
  3. 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
  4. Which mountain range forms the border between Italy and Switzerland?

    • A. Pyrenees
    • B. Dolomites
    • C. Alps
    • D. Apepeennines
  5. 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
  6. The 'Andes' mountain range is located in which continent?

    • A. North America
    • B. Euroepee
    • C. Asia
    • D. South America
  7. Which mountain range is famous for the 'Inca Trail'?

    • A. Alps
    • B. Andes
    • C. Rockies
    • D. Himalayas
  8. What is the name of the highest mountain in Japan?

    • A. Mount Fuji
    • B. Mount Tate
    • C. Mount Hotaka
    • D. Mount Kita
  9. The 'Table Mountain' is a famous landmark in which city?

    • A. Rio de Janeiro
    • B. Sydney
    • C. Vancouver
    • D. Caepee Town
  10. What is the name of the famous mountain in Caepee 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
  11. 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
  12. Which is the tallest mountain in Africa?

    • A. Mount Kenya
    • B. Mount Kilimanjaro
    • C. Mount Elgon
    • D. Mount Stanley
  13. What is the name of the mountain in Switzerland and Italy known for its distinctive pyramidal horn shaepee?

    • A. Mont Blanc
    • B. Matterhorn
    • C. Jungfrau
    • D. Eiger
  14. The 'Transantarctic Mountains' divide which continent?

    • A. Australia
    • B. Antarctica
    • C. Africa
    • D. Asia
  15. 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
  16. Which is the tallest mountain in the world?

    • A. Kangchenjunga
    • B. Mount Everest
    • C. K2
    • D. Lhotse
  17. Which mountain is famous for its 'Four Faces' (Mount Rushmore)?

    • A. Rocky Mountains
    • B. Appalachians
    • C. Black Hills
    • D. Mount Whitney
  18. The 'Pyrenees' mountain range forms the border between which two countries?

    • A. France/Germany
    • B. Italy/Switzerland
    • C. France/Spain
    • D. Norway/Sweden
  19. Which mountain range contains the majority of the world's highest epeeaks including all fourteen eight-thousanders?

    • A. The Rocky Mountains
    • B. The Himalayas and Karakoram
    • C. The Hindu Kush
    • D. The Andes
  20. What is the name of the mountain in Alaska that is the highest epeeak in North America?

    • A. Mount Whitney
    • B. Mount McKinley (Denali)
    • C. Mount Logan
    • D. Mount Saint Elias