All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. a giant ancient impact structure rich in nickel
• B. the source of the St. Lawrence
• C. the world's largest freshwater lake
• D. Canada's highest mountain

Explanation: Sudbury, Ontario, is one of Earth's largest impact structures and a major nickel-mining district.

• A. Lake Vänern
• B. Lake Onega
• C. Lake Geneva
• D. Lake Constance

Explanation: Lake Onega in north-west Russia is Europe's second-largest lake.

• A. second-largest lake
• B. fourth-largest lake
• C. third-largest lake
• D. largest lake

Explanation: After Ladoga and Onega, Sweden's Lake Vänern is Europe's third-largest lake.

• A. Mount Everest
• B. K2
• C. Kangchenjunga
• D. Lhotse

Explanation: Everest (8,849 m by the 2020 China–Nepal survey) is the highest point on Earth.

• A. Kangchenjunga
• B. K2
• C. Makalu
• D. Cho Oyu

Explanation: K2 (8,611 m) on the Pakistan–China border is the world's second-highest peak.

• A. Makalu
• B. Dhaulagiri
• C. Kangchenjunga
• D. Lhotse

Explanation: Kangchenjunga (8,586 m) on the India–Nepal border is the third-highest mountain.

• A. Sixteen
• B. Ten
• C. Twelve
• D. Fourteen

Explanation: There are fourteen eight-thousanders, all in the Himalaya–Karakoram region.

• A. Five
• B. Seven
• C. Nine
• D. Three

Explanation: Pakistan hosts five eight-thousanders: K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II and Broad Peak.

• A. K2
• B. Mauna Kea, Hawaii
• C. Denali
• D. Mount Everest

Explanation: Mauna Kea rises about 10,200 m from the ocean floor, taller than Everest by this measure.

• A. Cotopaxi
• B. Mount Everest
• C. Chimborazo, Ecuador
• D. K2

Explanation: Earth's equatorial bulge puts Chimborazo farther from the planet's centre than Everest.

• A. Kilimanjaro
• B. Mount Stanley
• C. Mount Kenya
• D. Ras Dashen

Explanation: Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) in Tanzania is Africa's highest peak.

• A. Kilimanjaro
• B. Aconcagua
• C. Denali
• D. Elbrus

Explanation: Aconcagua (6,961 m) in Argentina is the highest peak in the Americas and outside Asia.

• A. Mount Logan
• B. Pico de Orizaba
• C. Denali
• D. Mount Whitney

Explanation: Denali (6,190 m) in Alaska is North America's highest mountain.

• A. Mont Blanc
• B. Mount Ararat
• C. Dufourspitze
• D. Mount Elbrus

Explanation: Mount Elbrus (5,642 m) in Russia's Caucasus is Europe's highest peak by the Caucasus definition.

• A. Mount Wilhelm
• B. Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid)
• C. Aoraki / Mount Cook
• D. Mount Kosciuszko

Explanation: Puncak Jaya (4,884 m) in Indonesian Papua is Oceania's highest peak.

• A. Mount Ossa
• B. Mount Kosciuszko
• C. Mount Bogong
• D. Mount Townsend

Explanation: Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m) is the highest point on the Australian mainland.

• A. Mauna Loa
• B. Cotopaxi
• C. Ojos del Salado
• D. Kilimanjaro

Explanation: Ojos del Salado (about 6,893 m) on the Chile–Argentina border is the world's highest volcano.

• A. The Himalayas
• B. The Rockies
• C. The Atlas
• D. The Andes

Explanation: The Andes run about 7,000 km down South America's west coast.

• A. The Dead Sea shore
• B. Death Valley
• C. The Qattara Depression
• D. The Turpan Depression

Explanation: The Dead Sea's shore lies about 430 m below sea level, the lowest open-air land on Earth.

• A. The Grand Canyon
• B. The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon
• C. The Cotahuasi Canyon
• D. The Fish River Canyon

Explanation: The Yarlung Tsangpo canyon in Tibet plunges about 5,000 m deep.