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Worldwide Mountains

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

This is the 9th highest mountain in the world. Located in Pakistan, this has earned a nickname 'The Killer Mountain' for its high number of climber fatalities. What is this mountain?

a)

Nanga Parbat

b)

Pamir Mountains

c)

Kanchenjunga

d)

Gasherbrum

2.

Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira are the 3 volcanic cones of this mountain. This is the tallest single free standing mountain in the world. What is this dormant volcano?

a)

Mount Kenya

b)

Mount Kilimanjaro

c)

Mount Denali

d)

Mount Sidley

3.

This is the highest mountain in Canada and the 2nd highest in North America after Mt. Denali. It is believed to have the largest base circumference of any non volcanic mountain on Earth. What is this mountain?

a)

Mount Elgon

b)

Mount Kinabalu

c)

Mount Sierra Nevada

d)

Mount Logan

4.

The summit of Huascarán is the 2nd farthest point on the surface from Earth's center, after the summit of Chimborazo. The summit of Huascarán is widely regarded as the place on Earth with the smallest gravitational force. In which country would you find this mountain?

a)

Peru

b)

Ecuador

c)

Columbia

d)

Chile

5.

This is the highest mountain both in the Southern and the Western hemispheres. Located in Argentina, this is the highest mountain outside Asia. What is this mountain?

a)

Mount Catopaxi

b)

Mount Fitz Roy

c)

Mount Aconcagua

d)

Mount Ararat

6.

This is the highest volcano in Europe, with the height of over 5500m. This is located in Southern Russia and this is the highest in the Caucasus mountains. What is this dormant volcano?

a)

Mount Ben Nevis

b)

Mount Etna

c)

Mount Rosa

d)

Mount Elbrus

7.

This mountain is depicted in many movies and other artistic things such as, this is in the logo of the famous chocolate company 'Toblerone'. Located in between Switzerland and Italy, what is this mountain?

a)

Mount Weisshorn

b)

Mount Pilatus

c)

Matterhorn

d)

Grunhorn

8.

Mount Damavand is the highest volcano in Asia. This has a special place in the ancient mythology. This is in the middle of the Elburz (Alborz) range. In which country would you find this mountain?

a)

Iran

b)

Tajikistan

c)

Azerbaijan

d)

Russia

9.

This is the 2nd highest volcano in Antarctica after Mt. Sidley, and is the 6th highest in Antarctica. This is the southernmost active volcano on Earth. What is this mountain?

a)

Vinson Massif

b)

Mt. Kirkpatrick

c)

Mt. Tyree

d)

Mt. Erebus

10.

The actual meaning of the name of this mountain is 'The White Mountain'. This is the highest mountain in the Alps and the 2nd highest in Europe. Located in between Switzerland and France, what is this mountain?

a)

Mount Rosa

b)

Mont Blanc

c)

Mount Dom

d)

Mount Weisshorn

11.

This is an extinct submarine shield volcano in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. In 2013, researchers announced that, this is the largest know volcano on Earth. What is this 4.5km high underwater seamount?

a)

Lo 'ihi seamount

b)

Mount Kilauea

c)

Aleutian Mountaio

d)

Tamu Massif

12.

Mount Amphitheatre is widely regarded as one of the most impressive cliff faces on Earth. Located in Royal Natal National Park. In which country would you find this mountain?

a)

Italy

b)

Indonesia

c)

South Africa

d)

Venezuela

13.

This is a butte, possibly a laccolithic composed of igneous rocks in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills in Wyoming. This 1558m high rock was the 1st U. S. National monument established in 1906 by President T. Roosevelt. What is this butte?

a)

Airport Tower

b)

Devils Tower

c)

Candlestick Tower

d)

Temple Butte

14.

This mountain is also known as Carstensz Pyramid or Mount Carstensz. Also, this is the highest peak of an island on Earth. West of this, the highest gold mine in the world; Grasberg Mine is located. What is this 4.8km high mountain?

a)

Mount Victoria

b)

Mount Wilhelm

c)

Puncak Mandala

d)

Puncak Jaya

15.

This is the highest mountain in Bhutan and this is located near the border with China. This 7.5km high mountain is the officially regarded as the highest unclimbed mountain. What is this mountain?

a)

Jichu Drake

b)

Gangkhar Puensum

c)

Jomolhari

d)

Tongshanjiabu

16.

This Mexican volcano was suddenly surged from a cornfield in 1943 and this presented the 1st occasion for modern science to document the full life cycle of an eruption of this type. In 1997, CNN named this volcano, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. What is this 2.8km high cinder cone volcano?

a)

Paricutin

b)

Pico de Orizaba

c)

Volcan de Colima

d)

Popocatepetl

17.

Karakoram is a mountain range spanning the borders of China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan and is the 2nd highest mountain range in the world. The peaks of this mountain range are numbered as K1, K2, K3, K4, K5 etc. K2, the 2nd highest mountain in the world is the most popular among them. This mountain is called as K1, as it was the 1st mapped peak in the Karakoram range. What is the official name of this mountain?

a)

Masherbrum

b)

Gasherbrum

c)

Pastan Kangri

d)

Baltistan Peak

18.

In April 1905, this famous volcano erupted and ejected so much amount of lava and killed more than 100 people. After this eruption, the economy of the country which belongs this volcano was collapsed. So, the 1908 Summer Olympics, which has planned to held in this country had to be relocate to London. What is this volcano?

a)

Mount Stromboli

b)

Mount Lugano

c)

Mount Vesuvius

d)

Mount Etna

19.

This 8.34km² island is a volcanic island. Lastly erupted in 2020, this is a part of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Most importantly, this is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia. What is the name of this volcanic island?

a)

Ross Island

b)

Blair Island

c)

Havelock Island

d)

Barren Island

20.

Ma 'unga Terevaka; simply Terevaka is the largest and the highest mountain of this famous island located in the Southern Pacific Ocean, which is popular for some monumental statues made by Rapa Nui people. What is this volcanic island?

a)

Sentinel Island

b)

Easter Island

c)

Christmas Island

d)

Samoa Island

21.

Before this volcano erupted in 1980, the appearance of this mountain is very much identical with the Mt. Fuji in Japan. So, this volcano was once known as 'The Fuji of America'. Located in Washington, U. S. A., This volcano was erupted in 1980 causing the most economical destructive and the deadliest volcanic event in U. S. history. What is this volcano?

a)

Mount St. Helens

b)

Mount Adams

c)

Mount Rainier

d)

Mount Bighorn

22.

Despite the less popularity among Sri Lankans, this 2320m mountain in Nuwara Eliya District is the 4th highest mountain in Sri Lanka. This is located at the western side edge of the Horton Plains. What is this mountain?

a)

Hakgaka

b)

Kudahagala

c)

Mt. Great Western

d)

Kikiliamana

23.

This is the longest mountain range located in Jamaica and it's highest peak, is the highest point in Jamaica. This mountain range is very popular for coffee growing fields. What is this mountain range?

a)

Montagne Pelee

b)

Enriquillo Mountains

c)

Jamaican Alps

d)

Blue Mountains

24.

Mytikas is the highest among 50+ peaks of this mountain. This is one of the highest peaks in Europe. Located in Greece, this is notable in Greek mythology as the home of Greek gods. What is this mountain, which is also the highest in Greece?

a)

Mount Parnassus

b)

Mount Olympus

c)

Mount Ossa

d)

Mount Smolikas

25.

Pillars of Hercules is a phrase given to 2 mountains which is located beside the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea. The southern pillar (Abila Mons) has been disputed through history, but more likely a mountain in Northern Morocco. The northern pillar (Calpe Mons) is a rocky mountain located in a peninsula in the Southern Europe. What is this rock?

a)

St. Michael's Rock

b)

Rock of Madeira

c)

Rock of Jebel

d)

Rock of Gibraltar