Mountains & Volcanoes Quiz

Question 1

What is the world's highest mountain above sea level?

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest

Answer

K2

Answer

Kangchenjunga

Answer

Lhotse

Question 2

The Himalayas stretch across parts of which countries?

Accepted Answer

India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Pakistan

Answer

China, India, and Nepal only

Answer

Afghanistan, China, and India

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Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet only

Question 3

Which is the highest active volcano in the world?

Accepted Answer

Ojos del Salado

Answer

Mount Etna

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Kilauea

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Mount Llullaillaco

Question 4

The 'Ring of Fire' encircles which ocean?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

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Atlantic Ocean

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Indian Ocean

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Arctic Ocean

Question 5

Which mountain range runs along the spine of South America?

Accepted Answer

The Andes

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The Rockies

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The Alps

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The Appalachians

Question 6

Mount Vesuvius famously destroyed which Roman city in 79 AD?

Accepted Answer

Herculaneum or Pompeii

Answer

Rome

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Naples

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Pompeii

Question 7

K2 is the world's second highest mountain. In which mountain range is it?

Accepted Answer

Karakoram

Answer

Himalayas

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Hindu Kush

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Pamirs

Question 8

Which European island is home to Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes?

Accepted Answer

Sicily

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Corsica

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Sardinia

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Crete

Question 9

What are the Alps, and which countries do they pass through?

Accepted Answer

The major mountain range of central Europe passing through France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Slovenia

Answer

A mountain range in Scandinavia

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Mountains between France and Spain

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Mountains between Austria and Hungary

Question 10

Where is the 'Roof of the World'?

Accepted Answer

The Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau

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The Swiss Alps

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The Andes

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The Rockies

Question 11

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in the USA killed 57 people. In which US state is it?

Accepted Answer

Washington

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Oregon

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California

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Idaho

Question 12

What is the difference between a 'dormant' and an 'extinct' volcano?

Accepted Answer

Dormant has not erupted recently but could; extinct is unlikely to ever erupt again

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There is no difference

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Extinct still has lava beneath it; dormant does not

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Dormant means fully active; extinct means recently erupted

Question 13

Mauna Kea in Hawaii is sometimes called the 'world's tallest mountain'. Why?

Accepted Answer

Measured from its ocean base, it is taller than Everest at ~10,000 m total

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It is actually taller than Everest above sea level

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It is the tallest island mountain

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It has the largest volume of any mountain

Question 14

The Pyrenees form a natural border between which two countries?

Accepted Answer

Spain and France

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France and Belgium

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France and Italy

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Spain and Portugal

Question 15

Which famous Indonesian volcano erupted catastrophically in 1883, killing over 36,000 people and darkening global skies?

Accepted Answer

Krakatoa

Answer

Mount Merapi

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Mount Rinjani

Answer

Tambora

Question 16

The Atlas Mountains run across which continent?

Accepted Answer

Africa

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Asia

Answer

Europe

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South America

Question 17

What is the highest mountain in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Kilimanjaro

Answer

Mount Kenya

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Mount Elgon

Answer

Ras Dashen

Question 18

The Appalachian Mountains run along the eastern side of which continent?

Accepted Answer

North America

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South America

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Europe

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Australia

Question 19

What causes volcanic eruptions?

Accepted Answer

Magma (molten rock) from the mantle rising through cracks in the Earth's crust

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Earthquakes pushing rock upward

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Underground explosions from chemical reactions

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Groundwater being superheated underground

Question 20

Which mountain is considered the 'sacred mountain' of Japan and is a UNESCO World Heritage site?

Accepted Answer

Mount Fuji

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Mount Koya

Answer

Mount Hiei

Answer

Mount Aso