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The Chamonix Alps

high in the Chamonix Alps

Mountain
Trivia
Quiz

 

Section Five

Mountains of the World

1. The list below names five famous mountains in four famous Islands, which is the highest and which is the lowest mountain ?
Kosciusko in Australia,
Ayres rock in Australia,
Kinabalu in Borneo,
A Gurg in Bali, and
Mt Fuji in Japan
2. There are 14 peaks over 8000 metres in the world, which was the first to be climbed ?
3. On what country are all of the following
Moses Tower
Mount Temple
The Devils Tower
The mountains of The Holy cross
4. Which national park has the highest average elevation of any national park in the world ?
5. The most visited National park in the world is a National park that is named after its biggest mountain

Name either the mountain or the National Park concerned ?

 

Kilimanjaro summit

the summit of
Kilimanjaro
Tanzania

 

6. On what mountain is "The Refugio Independencia", the highest mountain hut in the world ?
7. Many mountains are nicknamed the Matterhorn for similarities in shape to the famous Swiss mountain, amoungst these is Cnict and Shivling.
There are however 3 mountains in one country that are actually called Matterhorn.
What country are they all in ?
8. What famous Australasian mountain has suffered a massive rock fall in the past 10 years ?
9. What is the highest mountain in the world outside of Asia ?
10. On Christmas day 1894, the first Ascent was made on what famous Australasian mountain ?

 

Iceland

mountains rise from
the coast of Iceland

 

 

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