Mountain Quiz Questions
The highest mountain range in the world is the –
(a) Alps
(b) Himalayas
(c) Ural Mountains
(d) Hindu Kush
What divides Antarctica into two regions?
(a) Transantarctic Mountains
(b) Alps Mountains
(c) Atlas Mountains
(d) Caucasus Mountains
Kami Rita Sherpa set a new record for the most ascents of Mt Everest. How many times had he reached the top?
(a) 110
(b) 200
(c) 2
(d) 24
Which mountain range would you encounter first if you went directly west from New York city?
(a) The Appalachians
(b) The Rockies
(c) Sierra Nevada
(d) The Ozarks
A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called __
(a) Ami cyclonic
(b) Convectional
(c) Cyclonic
(d) Orographic
The sediment deposited at the base of the glacier is called
(a) till
(b) moraine
(c) None of the above
(d) glacial sand
Mountain soil contains a lot of—
(a) humus
(b) clay
(c) coase material
(d) iron and aluminium salt
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What is the name of the mid-ocean ridge which separates much of North America from Africa and Europe?
(a) South Atlantic Rise
(b) Pacific Ring of Fire
(c) Reykjanes Ridge
(d) Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Two of its cones are considered extinct, while the third, Kibo, is only dormant and sports gas fumeroles. Which mountain is it?
(a) Popocatepetl, Mexico
(b) Fujiyama, Japan
(c) Tongariro, New Zealand
(d) Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
What is the name for a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 ft (914.4 m).
(a) Murdo
(b) Mulligan
(c) Malvern
(d) Munro
The important mountains of Europe include:
(a) Andes, Alps, Pyrenees
(b) Alps, Carpathians, Pyrenees, Apennines
(c) Alps, Himalayas, rock mountains
(d) None of the above
The Alps Mountains are which type of mountain
(a) Old Fold Mountains
(b) Young Fold Mountains
(c) Block Mountains
(d) Volcanic Mountains
What mountain range separates the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau?
(a) Caucasus
(b) Himalayas
(c) Appalachians
(d) Alps
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In climbing and mountaineering, where are crampons worn?
(a) Hands
(b) Head
(c) Feet
(d) Knees
The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about
(a) 3 km above sea level
(b) 6 km above sea level
(c) it is at sea level
(d) None of the above
The man climbing a mountain leans forward because of
(a) speeding up
(b) for reducing the chances of sliding
(c) for power conservation
(d) to increase stability
The highest mountain in the world is the –
(a) Fuji
(b) Kilimanjaro
(c) Matterhorn
(d) Everest
What is the highest mountain in Austria?
(a) Mont Blanc
(b) Grossglockn
(c) Bernina
(d) Hochkonig
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The highest mountain in North America is part of which mountain range?
(a) Appalachian Mountains
(b) Rocky Mountains
(c) Alaska Range
(d) Sierra Nevada
The mountains called the Grampians are in which of these countries?
(a) England
(b) Wales
(c) Scotland
(d) Ireland
At 400 km in length, what is the world’s longest glacier?
(a) Fox Glacier, New Zealand
(b) Lambert Glacier, Antarctica
(c) Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
(d) Aconcagua, Argentina
What is the longest mountain range in the world above sea-level?
(a) Andes mountains
(b) Himalayas
(c) Alps
(d) Pyrenees mountains
Who was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, in 1953?
(a) Sir Edmund Hillary
(b) Tenzing Norgay
(c) Reinhold Messner
(d) Junko Tabei
The Plateaus formed between
(a) Oceans
(b) Rivers
(c) Rocks
(d) Mountains
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Mountain soil contains a lot of
(a) humus
(b) clay
(c) coase material
(d) iron and aluminum salt
The mountain formed on the earth crust due to tension is called
(a) Young folded mountain
(b) Old folded mountain
(c) Laccolith mountain
(d) Block mountain
What is referred to as ‘Roof of the World’?
(a) Mount Everest
(b) Pamir Knot
(c) Siberian Plains
(d) Hindukush Mountains
The natural gaps across the mountains which provide routes are called
(a) Peaks
(b) Dunes
(c) Plateaus
(d) Passes
Which is the longest mountain chain on Earth?
(a) Andes mountains
(b) Mid-Atlantic ridge
(c) Western Cordilera
(d) Himalayan range
Hanging Valley is formed by action of
(a) Glacier
(b) River
(c) Ocean
(d) Wind
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Hanging Valley is very common in
(a) high mountains
(b) sub-Arctic region
(c) glaciated areas
(d) coastal belt
What color graded slope do expert skiers use?
(a) Olive
(b) Black
(c) Silver
(d) Peach
Mountaineers carry with them cylinders containing _
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Air
(d) Water
