African Mountains Knowledge Quiz – Test the Details
This African mountains knowledge quiz covers Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, the Rwenzori, the Atlas, the Drakensberg and the Simien Mountains. Ten questions test the details of Africa's peaks and highlands.
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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds
Tanzania
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Kenya
What is Africa's second-highest mountain?
Rwenzori
Which range is called the Mountains of the Moon?
Morocco
What is the highest peak in North Africa?
South Africa
Which mountain range's name means dragon mountains?
Ethiopia
Which Ethiopian mountains are home to geladas, sometimes called bleeding-heart monkeys?
Cape Town
Which flat-topped mountain overlooks Cape Town?
Cameroon
Which active volcano is the highest in West Africa?
Climbing
Kilimanjaro is a dormant what?
Lesotho
Lesotho is famous for being entirely above what height?
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Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions
- Q1: What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Answer: Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro rises about 5,895 meters. Its summit, Uhuru Peak, is the highest point in Africa.
- Q2: What is Africa's second-highest mountain?
Answer: Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya's highest peak, Batian, is about 5,199 meters. The country is named after the mountain.
- Q3: Which range is called the Mountains of the Moon?
Answer: Rwenzori
The Rwenzori on the Uganda-DRC border has glaciers near the equator and giant plants.
- Q4: What is the highest peak in North Africa?
Answer: Toubkal
Toubkal in Morocco's High Atlas reaches about 4,167 meters.
- Q5: Which mountain range's name means dragon mountains?
Answer: Drakensberg
The Drakensberg has thousands of San rock paintings and is a UNESCO site.
- Q6: Which Ethiopian mountains are home to geladas, sometimes called bleeding-heart monkeys?
Answer: Simien Mountains
Geladas live only in the Ethiopian Highlands and eat mostly grass.
- Q7: Which flat-topped mountain overlooks Cape Town?
Answer: Table Mountain
Table Mountain's cloud cover is called the tablecloth. A cable car reaches the top.
- Q8: Which active volcano is the highest in West Africa?
Answer: Mount Cameroon
Mount Cameroon is about 4,040 meters high and erupted most recently in 2012.
- Q9: Kilimanjaro is a dormant what?
Answer: Stratovolcano
Kilimanjaro has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira.
- Q10: Lesotho is famous for being entirely above what height?
Answer: About 1,000 meters
Lesotho's lowest point is around 1,400 meters, the highest low point of any country.
African Mountains Knowledge Quiz – Highlands of Africa
Africa's mountains range from snowy volcanoes near the equator to ancient folded ranges. Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya are volcanoes linked to the Rift Valley, while the Atlas formed when Africa pushed against Europe.
Mountains create islands of cool climate. They support unique plants such as giant lobelias and groundsels, and animals like geladas and Ethiopian wolves found nowhere else.
Glaciers on Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya and the Rwenzori are shrinking fast. Scientists study them closely as signals of climate change in Africa.
What This Quiz Teaches
This quiz is for hikers and students learning about Africa's mountains.
- Which peaks are highest
- Which range is the Mountains of the Moon
- Where geladas live
- What Table Mountain's tablecloth is
- Why Lesotho is so high
Did You Know?
- Kilimanjaro can be climbed without technical gear.
- The Atlas Mountains stretch about 2,500 kilometers.
- Ethiopia has much of Africa's highest land.
- Mount Elgon has one of the largest volcanic bases.
- Jebel Musa faces Gibraltar across the strait.
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