Mountains Flashcards

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1
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What mountain range runs through Switzerland, Austria, France, and Italy ?

A

The Alps

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2
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The Sugar Loaf mountain is located in which country in South America ?

A

Brazil

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3
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The Pyrenees mountain range forms the border between which two countries?

A

France and Spain

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4
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Mount Elbert is the highest mountain in which mountain range ?

A

Rocky Mountains

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5
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Surprisingly, Everest is not the tallest mountain when measured from based to peak, but rather this title goes to Mauna Kea in Hawaii. How tall does this mountain measure from the sea to the summit?

A

10210 m

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6
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What is the exact height of Mount Everest ?

A

8849 m

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7
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The Appalachian Mountains run down which coast in America?

A

East Coast

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8
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Seven states can be seen from which Mountain in Alabama ?

A

Look out Mountain

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9
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The Ural Mountains separate which two continents ?

A

Europe and Asia

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10
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Gangkhar Puensum is the highest unclimbed mountain in the world. Where can you find this mountain?

A

Bhutan

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11
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The Appalachian Mountains range covers which three countries ?

A

USA, Canada, and France

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12
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Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa, but which country would you find it ?

A

Tanzania

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13
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What is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom?

A

Ben Nevis

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14
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Name seven summits . Highest mountains on all seven continents.

A

Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Mount Elbrus , Mont Blanc , Cartstensz Pyramid, Mount Wilhelm, Mount Kosciuszko

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15
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Mount Blanc is the tallest mountain in the Alps , just how high is the it.

A

4810 m

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16
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What is the name of the person who free soloed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, resulting in the documentary Free Solo being made in 2018?

A

Alex Honnold

17
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What is the second highest mountain on Earth

A

K2

18
Q

Mount Elbert can be found in which state?

A

Colorado

19
Q

In which country can you find Mount Fuji.

A

Japan

20
Q

What is the name of the Himalayan mountain with the highest fatality rate at 32%, causing over 60 people to lose their lives?

A

Annapurna

21
Q

On average, how many people each year die climbing Mount Everest?

A

5

22
Q

Mount Snowden can be found in which country ?

A

Wales

23
Q

In which country can the Laurentian Mountains be found?

A

Canada

24
Q

Where can Mons Huygens be found?

A

The moon

25
Q

Who were the first people to climb Mount Everest?

A

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

26
Q

In which year was Everest first climbed?

A

1953

27
Q

Zugspitze is the tallest mountain in which European Country?

A

Germany

28
Q

Edward Whymper first climbed which iconic Swiss mountains in 1865?

A

The Matterhorn

29
Q

Where can the highest mountain in our solar system be found?

A

Mars , Olympus Mons has a height of over 21900m , and a diameter comparable to that of Arizona

30
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What is the highest mountain in New Zealand?

A

Mount Cook