Quiz  /  All About Mountains Quiz

  • 1. 
    Which term refers to a large submarine volcanic mountain rising at least 3,300 feet (1,000 metres) above the surrounding deep-sea floor?

  • trench
  • oceanic ridge
  • abyssal hill
  • seamount

  • 2. 
    What is the highest mountain in the British Isles?

  • Ben Nevis
  • Snowdon
  • Ben Macdui
  • Cairn Gorm

  • 3. 
    Where in the United Kingdom are the Sperrin Mountains located?

  • Northern Ireland
  • southern Wales
  • eastern Scotland
  • England

  • 4. 
    The summit of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest peak, is located in which country?

  • Italy
  • France
  • Spain
  • Germany

  • 5. 
    What is the North African mountain range that runs from the Moroccan port of Agadir in the southwest to the Tunisian capital of Tunis in the northeast?

  • Drakensberg
  • Ruwenzori Range
  • Virunga Mountains
  • Atlas Mountains

  • 6. 
    What is the highest peak in South America?

  • Mount Fitz Roy
  • Mount Roraima
  • Mount Aconcagua
  • Sugar Loaf

  • 7. 
    Which of these peaks is not in the Himalayas?

  • K2
  • Annapurna
  • Kanchenjunga
  • Mont Blanc

  • 8. 
    In which country are the Southern Alps located?

  • Austria
  • Zimbabwe
  • New Zealand
  • Brazil

  • 9. 
    What is the highest mountain range in South America?

  • Rocky Mountains
  • Andes Mountains
  • Sierra Madre
  • Sierra Nevada

  • 10. 
    What is the highest mountain in Africa?

  • Kilimanjaro
  • Margherita Peak
  • Mount Tahat
  • Mount Elgon

  • 11. 
    Tirich Mir, in Pakistan, is the highest peak of which mountain system?

  • Hindu Kush
  • Pamirs
  • Arakan Mountains
  • Kunlun Mountains

  • 12. 
    The name of what mountain peak means “Five Treasuries of the Great Snow”?

  • Kanchenjunga
  • Nanda Devi
  • Dhaulagiri
  • Mount Everest

  • 13. 
    Which of these mountain ranges includes England’s Lake District?

  • Cumbrian Mountains
  • Alps
  • Mourne Mountains
  • Sperrin Mountains

  • 14. 
    Which peak is the highest in England and Wales?

  • Ben Nevis
  • Carrauntoohil
  • Mull Hill
  • Snowdon

  • 15. 
    Which mountain system lies between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea?

  • Pyrenees
  • Appalachian Mountains
  • Caucasus
  • Atlas Mountains

  • 16. 
    To which of the four major categories of mountains does the Sierra Nevada range in North America belong?

  • fold mountains
  • fault-block mountains
  • dome mountains
  • volcanic mountains

  • 17. 
    Which mountain range’s highest peak is known as Victoria Peak?

  • Andes Mountains
  • Himalayas
  • Maya Mountains
  • Alps

  • 18. 
    Rannoch is a geographic region in which mountain range?

  • Nevis Range
  • Grampian Mountains
  • Golis Mountains
  • Kelly Hills

  • 19. 
    Which treeless, rolling terrain in polar regions or on high mountains is characterized by bare ground and scant vegetation?

  • tundra
  • taiga
  • savanna
  • veld

  • 20. 
    Which Asian mountain range takes its name from a Turkic term meaning “Black Mountain”?

  • Karakoram Range
  • Hindu Kush
  • Pir Panjal Range
  • Patkai Range

  • 21. 
    Which mountain system of Central Asia takes its name from the Chinese for “Celestial Mountains”?

  • Himalayas
  • Pamirs
  • Tian Shan
  • Kopet-Dag Range

  • 22. 
    What constitute the continuous submarine mountain chain that extends through all the world’s oceans?

  • reefs
  • abyssal hills
  • oceanic ridges
  • seamounts

  • 23. 
    The source of the Arkansas River is in which North American mountain range?

  • Appalachian Mountains
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Laurentian Mountains
  • Cascade Range

  • 24. 
    Which mountain chain separates France and Spain?

  • Alps
  • Ural Mountains
  • Pyrenees
  • Andes Mountains

  • 25. 
    Which north-south mountain range forms the traditional dividing line between Europe and Asia?

  • Atlas Mountains
  • Zagros Mountains
  • Ural Mountains
  • Hindu Kush

  • 26. 
    In which country are the Transylvanian Alps located?

  • Romania
  • Bulgaria
  • Hungary
  • France

  • 27. 
    In what segment of the Appalachian Mountains is Sassafras Mountain, the highest peak in the U.S. state of South Carolina?

  • Piedmont
  • Shenandoah Valley
  • Blue Ridge
  • Black Hills

  • 28. 
    Which mountain in Sri Lanka is believed by people of different religious faiths to bear the footprint of the Buddha, Adam, and Shiva?

  • Mount Knuckles
  • Mount Kirigalpotta
  • Adam’s Peak
  • Mount Pidurutalagala
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