JigsawMountains of the World Quiz
Free map quiz on the mountains of the world, with trivia questions and answers and “which is bigger?”. Easy and hard, for kids and adults.
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About this quiz
Each round has ten questions from every corner of the planet. In most of them a river, lake, sea, mountain range or volcano lights up on the map and you pick its name from four. Others are quick trivia questions, like which river flows through Paris, and some play like a game of higher or lower: which of two places is longer, deeper, higher or bigger, from the longest rivers to the highest mountains.
After every answer you see a short fact about the place and, when we have a puzzle photo of it, the photo too: tap it to play the same place as a jigsaw puzzle. The Easy level keeps to the best-known places; All adds hundreds more.
It is a free physical geography quiz and map game for anyone: the Easy level suits kids, students and beginners, while All is a real test for adults and geography fans. Play it on your own, against a friend with the challenge link, or in class on a big screen.
The figures come from standard references such as Britannica and are rounded. Where experts disagree, as on whether the Nile or the Amazon is longer, we say so instead of picking a side, and we leave out places whose names are disputed.
Maps: Natural Earth (public domain). The photos are credited under each picture and on their puzzle pages.
Sample questions and answers
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Which is the highest mountain in the world?
Answer: Mount Everest. Everest, 8,849 m, stands on the border of Nepal and China.
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Which is the highest mountain in Africa?
Answer: Kilimanjaro. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in the world that stands alone, not in a range.
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Which is the longest mountain range on land?
Answer: Andes. The Andes are the longest mountain range on land, about 7,000 km.
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Which mountains separate France and Spain?
Answer: Pyrenees. The Pyrenees form the border between France and Spain; little Andorra lies among them.
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In which mountains is Mount Everest?
Answer: Himalayas. Nine of the world’s ten highest mountains are in the Himalayas.
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The Urals are usually taken as the border between which two continents?
Answer: Europe and Asia. The Urals are usually taken as the border between Europe and Asia.
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Which is the highest mountain in South America?
Answer: Aconcagua. Aconcagua, 6,961 m, is the highest mountain outside Asia.
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Which is the second-highest mountain in the world?
Answer: K2. K2, 8,611 m, is the second-highest mountain in the world.
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Which famous mountain stands on the border of Switzerland and Italy?
Answer: Matterhorn. The Matterhorn stands between Switzerland and Italy; its pyramid shape is famous around the world.
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In Greek myths, which mountain was the home of the gods?
Answer: Mount Olympus. In Greek myths Mount Olympus was the home of the gods.