Mountain Quiz Questions
Question: The highest mountain range in the world is the –
(a) Alps
(b) Himalayas
(c) Ural Mountains
(d) Hindu Kush
Question: What divides Antarctica into two regions?
(a) Transantarctic Mountains
(b) Alps Mountains
(c) Atlas Mountains
(d) Caucasus Mountains
Question: Kami Rita Sherpa set a new record for the most ascents of Mt Everest. How many times had he reached the top?
(a) 110
(b) 200
(c) 2
(d) 24
Question: A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called __
(a) Ami cyclonic
(b) Convectional
(c) Cyclonic
(d) Orographic
Question: The sediment deposited at the base of the glacier is called
(a) till
(b) moraine
(c) None of the above
(d) glacial sand
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Question: What is the name of the mid-ocean ridge which separates much of North America from Africa and Europe?
(a) South Atlantic Rise
(b) Pacific Ring of Fire
(c) Reykjanes Ridge
(d) Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Question: Two of its cones are considered extinct, while the third, Kibo, is only dormant and sports gas fumeroles. Which mountain is it?
(a) Popocatepetl, Mexico
(b) Fujiyama, Japan
(c) Tongariro, New Zealand
(d) Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Question: The important mountains of Europe in clued
(a) Andes, Alps, Pyrenees
(b) Alps, Carpathians, Pyrenees, Apennines
(c) Alps, Himalayas, rock mountains
(d) None of the above
Question: The Alps Mountains are which type of mountain
(a) Old Fold Mountains
(b) Young Fold Mountains
(c) Block Mountains
(d) Volcanic Mountains
Question: What mountain range separates the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau?
(a) Caucasus
(b) Himalayas
(c) Appalachians
(d) Alps
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Question: In climbing and mountaineering, where are crampons worn?
(a) Hands
(b) Head
(c) Feet
(d) Knees
Question: The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about
(a) 3 km above sea level
(b) 6 km above sea level
(c) it is at sea level
(d) None of the above
Question: The man climbing a mountain leans forward because of
(a) speeding up
(b) for reducing the chances of sliding
(c) for power conservation
(d) to increase stability
Question: The highest mountain in the world is the –
(a) Fuji
(b) Kilimanjaro
(c) Matterhorn
(d) Everest
Question: What is the highest mountain in Austria?
(a) Mont Blanc
(b) Grossglockn
(c) Bernina
(d) Hochkonig
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Question: The highest mountain in North America is part of which mountain range?
(a) Appalachian Mountains
(b) Rocky Mountains
(c) Alaska Range
(d) Sierra Nevada
Question: The mountains called the Grampians are in which of these countries?
(a) England
(b) Wales
(c) Scotland
(d) Ireland
Question: At 400 km in length, what is the world’s longest glacier?
(a) Fox Glacier, New Zealand
(b) Lambert Glacier, Antarctica
(c) Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
(d) Aconcagua, Argentina
Question: What is the longest mountain range in the world above sea-level?
(a) Andes mountains
(b) Himalayas
(c) Alps
(d) Pyrenees mountains
Question: The Plateaus formed between
(a) Oceans
(b) Rivers
(c) Rocks
(d) Mountains
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Question: Mountain soil contains a lot of
(a) humus
(b) clay
(c) coase material
(d) iron and aluminum salt
Question: What is referred to as ‘Roof of the World’?
(a) Mount Everest
(b) Pamir Knot
(c) Siberian Plains
(d) Hindukush Mountains
Question: The natural gaps across the mountains which provide routes are called
(a) Peaks
(b) Dunes
(c) Plateaus
(d) Passes
Question: Which is the longest mountain chain on Earth?
(a) Andes mountains
(b) Mid-Atlantic ridge
(c) Western Cordilera
(d) Himalayan range
Question: Hanging Valley is formed by action of
(a) Glacier
(b) River
(c) Ocean
(d) Wind
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Question: Hanging Valley is very common in
(a) high mountains
(b) sub-Arctic region
(c) glaciated areas
(d) coastal belt
Question: What color graded slope do expert skiers use?
(a) Olive
(b) Black
(c) Silver
(d) Peach
Question: Mountaineers carry with them cylinders containing _
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Air
(d) Water
