Environment Quiz 58: Mountains Quiz

Quiz on Mountains

---

1. Where is Adam's Peak, the mountain revered as a holy site by Buddhists, Hindus, some Muslims and Christians, located?

India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Bhutan

2. Name the highest mountain located entirely in India

Kangchenjunga
Nanda Devi
Anamudi
Doddabeta

3. Which mountain's name literally means "Five Treasures of Snow", after its five peaks?

Saser Kangri
Chaukhamba
Saltoro Kangri
Kangchenjunga

4. Name the mountain that is called Chomolungma, "Goddess Mother of Mountains", in Tibet

Mount Everest
Mount Kailash
Shishapangma
Jomolhari

5. Which mountain is called "the bride of Kangchenjunga”?

Makalu
Gyala Peri
Jomolhari
Gyachung Kang

6. The highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, is also the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Where is it located?

Tanzania
Kenya
Uganda
Ethiopia

7. Where is the Dolomites mountain range,a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located?

Russia
Switzerland
Italy
Turkey

8. In which continent the Atlas Mountains located?

Asia
Africa
Europe
South America

9. What is the longest continental mountain range in the world?

The Himalayas
The Andes
The Urals
Great Dividing Range

10. Which one of the following mountain ranges forms part of the conventional boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia?

The Urals
The Alps
Hindu Kush
Pamir Mountains

Share this

Scholastic World