All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. The Zagros Mountains
• B. The Hindu Kush
• C. The Alborz Mountains
• D. The Kopet Dag

Explanation: Damavand rises in the Alborz range south of the Caspian Sea.

• A. The Alborz Mountains
• B. The Kopet Dag
• C. The Makran Range
• D. The Zagros Mountains

Explanation: The Zagros run north-west to south-east along western Iran.

• A. Tanzania
• B. Kenya
• C. Rwanda
• D. Uganda

Explanation: Kilimanjaro lies in north-eastern Tanzania near the Kenyan border.

• A. Mawenzi
• B. Uhuru Peak
• C. Gilman's Point
• D. Shira Peak

Explanation: Uhuru Peak on Kibo crater rim is Kilimanjaro's highest point.

• A. Kibo, Meru and Ol Doinyo
• B. Meru, Lengai and Hanang
• C. Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira
• D. Uhuru, Stella and Gilman

Explanation: Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano with the three cones Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira.

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

Explanation: Mount Kenya (5,199 m) is Africa's second-highest peak after Kilimanjaro.

• A. The Atlas Mountains
• B. The Aurès Mountains
• C. The Rif Mountains
• D. The Tell Atlas only

Explanation: The Atlas chain stretches across Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

• A. Jbel M'Goun
• B. Djebel Chélia
• C. Mount Toubkal
• D. Jbel Ayachi

Explanation: Mount Toubkal (4,167 m) is the Atlas range's highest peak.

• A. Tunisia
• B. Libya
• C. Algeria
• D. Morocco

Explanation: Mount Toubkal lies in Morocco's High Atlas.

• A. The Drakensberg
• B. The Waterberg
• C. The Soutpansberg
• D. The Magaliesberg

Explanation: The Drakensberg forms the great eastern escarpment of southern Africa.

• A. Devil's Peak
• B. Table Mountain
• C. Signal Hill
• D. Lion's Head

Explanation: Flat-topped Table Mountain dominates Cape Town.

• A. The Great Dividing Range
• B. The Rockies
• C. The Andes
• D. The Himalayas

Explanation: The Andes (about 7,000 km) are the longest continental range.

• A. Through the centre
• B. The eastern side
• C. The northern side
• D. The western side

Explanation: The Andes run down South America's Pacific (western) side.

• A. Aconcagua
• B. Ojos del Salado
• C. Chimborazo
• D. Huascarán

Explanation: Aconcagua (6,961 m) in Argentina is South America's highest peak.

• A. Bolivia
• B. Chile
• C. Argentina
• D. Peru

Explanation: Aconcagua lies in Argentina's Mendoza province near the Chilean border.

• A. The Sierra Nevada
• B. The Coast Mountains only
• C. The Rocky Mountains
• D. The Appalachian Mountains

Explanation: The Rockies run from Canada through the western USA.

• A. The Ozarks only
• B. The Laurentian Mountains
• C. The Rocky Mountains
• D. The Appalachian Mountains

Explanation: The ancient, eroded Appalachians run through eastern North America.

• A. Alaska
• B. California
• C. Colorado
• D. Washington

Explanation: Denali rises in Alaska's Denali National Park.

• A. The Chugach Mountains
• B. The Alaska Range
• C. The Brooks Range
• D. The Wrangell Mountains

Explanation: Denali is the crown of the Alaska Range.

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

Explanation: Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m) is mainland Australia's highest peak.