Mountains Quiz
Which country is it in? Peaks in one mode, whole ranges in the other.
Peaks or ranges?
How to Play
- - A photo of a mountain or volcano and its name are shown
- - Pick the country it is in from four options
- - For a range or a border peak, any one of its countries is offered as the answer
- - After you answer, the map pins it and lists every country it touches
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About the Mountains quiz
Peaks or ranges
Choose a mode first. Mountains is 64 single peaks and volcanoes, from Everest, Kilimanjaro, Fuji and the Matterhorn down to Fansipan, Carrauntoohil and Ras Dashen. Mountain Ranges is 35 whole ranges, from the Andes, Alps and Himalayas to the Tibesti, Pamir and Brooks Range. Each question is a photo and a name, and you pick the country from four options.
Border peaks and the traps
Many mountains belong to more than one country. Everest is on the Nepal–China border, the Matterhorn on the Swiss–Italian one, Mont Blanc on the French–Italian, K2 on the Pakistan–China. For those, and for every range, any one of the countries is offered as the answer, and once you have answered the map pins the mountain and lists every country it touches. The wrong answers are chosen to tempt you: India for Everest, Kenya for Kilimanjaro, Chile for Aconcagua, Canada for Denali.
Four levels in each mode
Easy is the famous ones: 16 peaks and 11 ranges. Medium is 24 peaks and 12 ranges well known to travellers, such as Ararat, Kinabalu, Teide and the Drakensberg. Hard is national high points and remote ranges: 24 peaks and 12 ranges, from Musala and Gerlachovský štít to the Ahaggar and Simien Mountains. Mixed draws from all of them, with the famous ones first in each round of ten. Progress is kept separately for every mode and level.