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Mountain Trivia Questions
1. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
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Mount Everest.
2. What mountain chain runs through Switzerland, Austria, France and Italy?
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The Alps.
3. What is the longest mountain range in South America?
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The Andes.
4. In which South American country is Sugarloaf Mountain located?
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Brazil.
5. What mountain range forms the border between France and Spain?
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The Pyrenees.
6. What is the highest mountain in the United States?
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Denali.
7. Which country would you need to visit to go to Tai Tai Mountain Park?
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China.
8. What mountain range is Mount Everest in?
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The Himalayas.
9. What is the world’s longest above-water mountain range?
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The Andes.
10. Which side of a mountain does precipitation fall on?
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The windward side.
11. How many U.S. states can you see from Lookout Mountain?
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Seven. Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Alabama.
12. Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
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The Ural Mountains.
13. What three countries does the Appalachian Mountain range cover?
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USA, Canada and France (the French overseas territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon).
14. Where is the highest unclimbed mountain in the world?
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Bhutan (Gangkhar Puensum mountain).
15. What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
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Mount Kilimanjaro.
16. What is the highest mountain in the British Isles?
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Ben Nevis, Scotland.
17. What are the two major mountain ranges in the United States?
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The Rocky Mountains in the west and the Appalachian Mountains in the east.
18. What is the second tallest mountain in the world?
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K2.
19. In what country does Mount Kosciuszko claim the title as highest mainland mountain?
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Australia.
20. What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
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Mont Blanc.
21. Which U.S. state’s official nickname is “the mountain state”?
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West Virginia.
22. On what continent is K2 located?
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Asia.
23. What is the highest mountain in Colorado?
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Mount Elbert.
24. Which mountain range marks the boundary between the Indian and Eurasian plates?
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The Himalayan mountain range.
25. What is the most frequently climbed mountain in the world?
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Mount Fuji, Japan.
26. What is the world’s smallest mountain?
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Mount Wycheproof, Australia.
27. What is the tallest mountain in California?
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Mount Whitney.
28. In what state would you find the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi River?
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North Carolina (Mount Mitchell).
29. Which national park is home to the tallest mountain in Wales and England?
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Snowdonia National Park (Mount Snowden).
30. The Never Summer Mountains are found in which U.S. state?
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Colorado.
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