Majestic Mountains Of The World Quiz

• Question 1 out of 13

  What is the highest mountain in the world above sea level?

  Denali

  Mount Everest

  Mount Kilimanjaro

  Lhotse

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• Question 2 out of 13

  Which statement is true of mountaineering?

  It is often called alpinism

  It is not a sport

  It is easier than hiking

  The length of the trip must be 5 days to be called mountaineering

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• Question 3 out of 13

  What is Mount Godwin-Austen, the world’s second highest mountain, also called?

  K5

  M2

  K2

  M5

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• Question 4 out of 13

  Which mountain is an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid?

  Mount Fuji

  Denali

  Mount Everest

  Makalu

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• Question 5 out of 13

  What is the elevation of Mount Everest?

  15,029 ft.

  29,029 ft.

  50,029 ft.

  60,029 ft.

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• Question 6 out of 13

  For whom is Mount Everest named?

  Everest Shipping Company

  Mountain climber Arthur Everest

  Welsh surveyor George Everest

  English seamstress Martha Everest

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• Question 7 out of 13

  What is NOT true about Mount Everest?

  More people die while climbing up

  More people die while descending

  The death rate is about 6.5% of summit climbers

  Prior to 2007, there was 1 death per every 10 ascents

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• Question 8 out of 13

  Which is the highest mountain in Japan?

  Mount Kilimanjaro

  Mount Fuji

  Mount Kita

  Yarigadke

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• Question 9 out of 13

  Which mountain in Tanzania and has three volcanic cones?

  Kilimanjaro

  Sibindi

  Klute Peak

  Sisaba

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• Question 10 out of 13

  What does it mean when a mountain is dormant?

  It has active volcanic activity

  It is an impressive force of nature showing signs of probable eruption

  It will never erupt

  It is capable of erupting but hasn’t erupted in a long time

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• Question 11 out of 13

  What are volcanoes called that are cut off from magma and will likely not erupt again?

  Retired

  Extinct

  Old

  Relinquished

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• Question 12 out of 13

  Who was the first woman in the world to climb the world’s highest mountain?

  Kitty Calhoun Grissom of the U.S.

  Emiko Raika of Japan

  Mary Lou Retton of the U.S.

  Junko Tabei of Japan

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• Question 13 out of 13

  Alison Jan Hargreaves, the first woman to ascend the three highest peaks without which supply?

  Supplemental food

  Supplemental water

  Supplemental oxygen

  A camp tent

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