How well do you know the world's most famous mountains?
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Question 1 of 15
Which mountain is the highest in the world?
Question 2 of 15
Generally, how high does something have to be to be called a mountain?
Question 3 of 15
Mount Fuji is in which country?
Question 4 of 15
Which is the UK's highest mountain?
Question 5 of 15
The largest range of mountains on earth is actually in the Atlantic Ocean. True or false?
Question 6 of 15
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. Which year did they manage the feat?
Question 7 of 15
Mount Wycheproof in Australia's Terrick Terrick Range is famous for what?
Question 8 of 15
How much of the earth's land surface is made up by mountains?
Question 9 of 15
Which famous mountain's name means "the peak in the meadows"?
Question 10 of 15
Vinicunca Mountain in Peru goes by what name due to its amazing colours?
Question 11 of 15
What makes famous mountain Olympus Mons a bit different from all the other peaks?
Question 12 of 15
What proportion of the world's population is said to live on mountains?
Question 13 of 15
What is the longest mountain range in the world?
Question 14 of 15
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Question 15 of 15
Which mountain is considered the deadliest to climb?
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1
Which mountain is the highest in the world?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: D. Mount Everest
2
Generally, how high does something have to be to be called a mountain?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. Higher than 600 metres
3
Mount Fuji is in which country?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. Japan
4
Which is the UK's highest mountain?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: B. Ben Nevis
5
The largest range of mountains on earth is actually in the Atlantic Ocean. True or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: A. True
6
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. Which year did they manage the feat?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: B. 1953
7
Mount Wycheproof in Australia's Terrick Terrick Range is famous for what?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: B. The world's smallest mountain
8
How much of the earth's land surface is made up by mountains?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: A. One fifth
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Which famous mountain's name means "the peak in the meadows"?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. Matterhorn
10
Vinicunca Mountain in Peru goes by what name due to its amazing colours?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: B. Rainbow Mountain
11
What makes famous mountain Olympus Mons a bit different from all the other peaks?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. It's on Mars
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What proportion of the world's population is said to live on mountains?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: B. One tenth
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What is the longest mountain range in the world?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. The Andes
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What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: B. Mauna Kea
While Mauna Kea isn't the highest, it is the tallest as its base is below sea level, and when you measure from base to summit it’s over 10,000 meters tall.
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Which mountain is considered the deadliest to climb?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. Annapurna I
According to NASA's Earth Observatory, Annapurna I — the 10th-highest mountain — is the most dangerous to climb, with a fatality rate of 32% as of 2012.