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Mt. Whitney, California
Mount Whitney, California

Mountain
Trivia
Quiz

 

Section Eight

Potpourri or as its better known "odds 'n' sods"

1. Seven Years in Tibet, is about the Dali Lama and which
famous Mountaineer ?
2.

Carstensel Pyramid at 4884 meters on Sukarno Peak in generally regarded as the highest point in Australasia. 
What country is Carstensel Pyramid in ?

3. The emergency distress signal was first proposed by the Alpine club in what year ?
4. For which mountaineering affliction was gunpowder solution an old remedy ?
5. How low does temperature, and how high does wind speed have to achieve,  before the weather is officially regarded as a blizzard ?

 

indoor climbing in Birmingham

"Rockface"
climbing wall
Birmingham

 

6. Its well known that the Scottish Munro's are named after Sir Hugh T. Munro of Lindertis, Sir Hugh published his original list in 1891.
But how did the mountains between 2500 and 3000 feet become known as "Corbetts" ?
7. The highest mountains in the world are all in Asia.
The highest mountain in the world outside Asia is Aconcagua,
at 6956 metres or 22835 feet.
Ranking the worlds highest mountains from Everest at no. 1
what rank does Aconcagua reach ?
8. A mountain chair lift goes to near the top of which Scottish 4006 foot mountain ?
9. We all know Munro's are mountains that reach 3000 feet,
what is the nearest country to Scotland where all the land in the country whether mountainous or otherwise is over 3000 feet ?
10. The Sea of Rains is bordered by the Jura, Alps, Caucasus, Appenine, and Carpathian mountain ranges. Where is the Sea of Rains ?

 


the summit of Cairngorm

the weather station,
Cairngorm summit

 

 

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