World Book Trivia Challenge Advanced: Mountains - Australia

1. Mauna Loa, the world's largest volcano, is located on which island?

Island of Hawaii

Island of Sicily

North Island of New Zealand

Mauna Loa is a volcanic mountain in Hawaii (also spelled Hawai‘i) Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaii, rises 4,169 metres from sea level to its peak. It is the world's largest volcano. At the top is Mokuaweoweo, a crater. Kilauea volcano lies on the southeastern slope.

Explanation

Mauna Loa is a volcanic mountain in Hawaii (also spelled Hawai‘i) Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaii, rises 4,169 metres from sea level to its peak. It is the world's largest volcano. At the top is Mokuaweoweo, a crater. Kilauea volcano lies on the southeastern slope.

2. Which mountain is considered home of the gods by early Greeks?

Mount Zeus

Mount Olympus

Mount Parnassus

Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece. It rises 2,917 metres at the eastern edge of the ridge that divides Thessaly from Macedonia. In Greek mythology, the peak of Mount Olympus was the site of the magnificent palace of Zeus, king of the gods, who was also god of thunder, lightning, and rain.

Explanation

Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece. It rises 2,917 metres at the eastern edge of the ridge that divides Thessaly from Macedonia. In Greek mythology, the peak of Mount Olympus was the site of the magnificent palace of Zeus, king of the gods, who was also god of thunder, lightning, and rain.

3. Which popular musical was filmed in the Swiss Alps?

Sound of Music

Heidi

Swiss Family Robinson

Sound of Music is a popular musical comedy by the American songwriting team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, an autobiography by Maria von Trapp. The family flees Austria over the Alps to safety in Switzerland.

Explanation

Sound of Music is a popular musical comedy by the American songwriting team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, an autobiography by Maria von Trapp. The family flees Austria over the Alps to safety in Switzerland.

4. Which mountain located in the alps on the Switzerland-Italy border is a favourite for daring mountain climbers?

Mont Blanc

Matterhorn

K2

The peak of the Matterhorn rises like a pyramid from the surrounding mountain base. Snow always covers the upper slopes of this peak. Many climbers have scaled its steep sides. The first person to make the challenging climb to the top of the Matterhorn was Edward Whymper in 1865.

Explanation

The peak of the Matterhorn rises like a pyramid from the surrounding mountain base. Snow always covers the upper slopes of this peak. Many climbers have scaled its steep sides. The first person to make the challenging climb to the top of the Matterhorn was Edward Whymper in 1865.

5. Who were the first climbers known to have reached the top of Mount Everest in 1953?

James Whittaker and Nawang Gombu

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

George Mallory and Andrew Irvine

On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Nepalese Sherpa guide, became the first men to reach the top. Mount Everest is 8,850 metres high.

Explanation

On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Nepalese Sherpa guide, became the first men to reach the top. Mount Everest is 8,850 metres high.

6. Where is the Abominable Snowman, or Yeti, said to live?

Mount Everest and other mountains in the Himalaya range

Machu Picchu in a heavily forested part of the Andes Mountains

Mountains of North America

The name Yeti was given to it by the Sherpa people of Nepal. According to legend, the Yeti is a hairy beast with a large, apelike body and a face that resembles that of a human being. It has long arms that reach to its knees, and it walks erect on its thick legs. Legend says that the Yeti sometimes comes down from the mountains to attack villagers. There is no direct evidence that the Yeti exists.

Explanation

The name Yeti was given to it by the Sherpa people of Nepal. According to legend, the Yeti is a hairy beast with a large, apelike body and a face that resembles that of a human being. It has long arms that reach to its knees, and it walks erect on its thick legs. Legend says that the Yeti sometimes comes down from the mountains to attack villagers. There is no direct evidence that the Yeti exists.

7. In which mountain range was the book "Touching the Void" set?

The Himalayas

The Apennines

The Andes

“Touch the Void” is a true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

Explanation

“Touch the Void” is a true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

8. Which mountain is the second highest in the world?

K2

Annapurna

Mount Kanchenjunga

K2, also called Mount Godwin Austen or Dapsang, is the world's second highest mountain. Only Mount Everest is higher. K2 is located in the Karakoram, or Mustagh, Range in northern Kashmir.

Explanation

K2, also called Mount Godwin Austen or Dapsang, is the world's second highest mountain. Only Mount Everest is higher. K2 is located in the Karakoram, or Mustagh, Range in northern Kashmir.

9. In what country would you find Mount Ararat?

Egypt

Turkey

Syria

Mount Ararat is a mountain in eastern Turkey near Lake Van. According to Biblical tradition, Noah's Ark landed there after the Great Flood (Genesis 6-8).

Explanation

Mount Ararat is a mountain in eastern Turkey near Lake Van. According to Biblical tradition, Noah's Ark landed there after the Great Flood (Genesis 6-8).

10. Where is Mount Erebus located?

Antarctica

New Zealand

Chile

Mount Erebus is the most active volcano on the continent of Antarctica. It rises to a height of 3,794 metres above Ross Island in McMurdo Sound, a bay of the Ross Sea.

Explanation

Mount Erebus is the most active volcano on the continent of Antarctica. It rises to a height of 3,794 metres above Ross Island in McMurdo Sound, a bay of the Ross Sea.