Difficulty — easy

How much do you know about mountains?

1. What mountain range contains most of the highest mountains in the world? a) Andes b) Urals c) Himalayas

2. What is the longest mountain range in the world (on land)? a) Rockies b) Andes c) Alps

3. If you are climbing the famous Matterhorn mountain, what country are you in? a) Austria b) Switzerland c) France

4. What is the tallest mountain in the Continental U.S.? a) Mount Elbert b) Mount Whitney, Calif. c) Mount Rainier, Wash.

5. What country’s highest peak is Mount Kosciuszko? a) Australia b) Ukraine c) Czech Republic

6. What country has banned climbing peaks more than 20,000 feet since 1994? a) Nepal b) Chile c) Bhutan

7. What continent has the lowest highest point on the continent at just more than 7,300 feet? a) Antarctica b) Australia c) Europe

8. What country boasts the highest peak in the Caribbean? a) Cuba b) Dominican Republic c) Saint Lucia

9. What’s the highest mountain peak in the world that isn’t part of a mountain range? a) Mount Fuji b) Mount Kilimanjaro c) Mount Elbrus

10. In what state is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River in the U.S.? a) Maine b) West Virginia c) North Carolina

Answers

1. Himalayas; 2. Andes; 3. Switzerland; 4. Mount Whitney, Calif.; 5. Australia; 6. Bhutan; 7. Australia; 8. Dominican Republic; 9. Mount Kilimanjaro; 10. North Carolina

Ken Gooden of Denver works in commercial real estate and is a travel and geography addict.