Don't Look Down! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Everest

1) Everest - 29,029 ft - Himalayas - Nepal/Tibet
2) K2 - 28,251 ft - Karakoram - Pakistan/China
3) Kangchenjunga - 28,169 ft - Himalayas - India/Nepal
4) Lhotse - 27,940 ft - Himalayas - Nepal/Tibet

Those are the top four by height. Of the top ten, nine are in the Himalayas.

Answer: Ojos del Salado

1) Ojos del Salado - 22,595.1 ft - Chile
2) Nacimiento de Jaguel 22,500.0 ft - Argentina
3) Cerro Negro - 22,309.7 ft - Nicaragua
4) Llullaillaco - 22,286.7 ft - Chile

There is some dispute about the precise height of the lower volcanoes on the list. All are agreed, however, that Ojos del Salado is the tallest. The ranking given above is the most common.

Answer: Olympus Mons

Olympus Mons - 69,458.7 ft - Mars
Boösaule Montes - 55,774.3 ft - Io (Moon of Jupiter)
Maxwell Montes - 36,089.2 ft - Venus
Mons Huygens - 15,419.9 ft - Moon (Moon of Earth)

Olympus Mons is the tallest known mountain or volcano in the solar system. The other three are not necessarily the next tallest down; they are however the tallest on their respective planet or moon.

Answer: Coast Redwood

1) Coast Redwood - 379.1 ft - Redwood National Park, California, United States
2) Australian Mountain-Ash - 326.8 ft - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
3) Coast Douglas-Fir - 326.1 ft - Brummit Creek, Coos County, Oregon, United States
4) Sitka Spruce - 317.3 ft - Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, United States

Those are the top four. Of the top ten, nine are found in either the United States (five) or Australia (four).

Answer: Angel Falls

1) Angel Falls - 3,212 ft - Canaima National Park, Venezuela
2) Tugela Falls - 3,110 ft - KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
3) Cataratas las Tres Hermanas - 3,000 ft - Ayacucho, Peru
4) Olo'upena Falls - 2,953 ft - Hawaii, United States

Those are the top four. Of the top ten, Norway, Peru and the United States have two entries each.

Answer: Ojos del Salado Unnamed Lake

1) Ojos del Salado Unnamed Lake - 20,964 ft - Base of Ojos del Salado - Argentina/Chile
2) Laguna Blanca & Laguna Verde - 20,695 ft - Base of the Licancabur Volcano - Bolivia
3) Panch Pokhari - 18,025 ft - Makalu-Barun National Park and Conservation Area - Nepal
4) Lake Gurudongmar - 17,100 ft - Khangchengyao Mountain Range - India/Tibet

Those are the top four. Laguna Blanca and Laguna Verde are thought to have once been one large lake. Panch Pokhari is actually the name of a group of five lakes that are close together.

Answer: Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau - 14,763.8 ft Average - Central Asia
Mount Roraima - 9,219 ft - Venezuela/Brazil/Guyana
Deccan Plateau - From 300 to 3,300 Feet - India
Atherton Tableland - Average Between 1,900 and 3,000 Feet - Australia

The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is also known as "The Roof of the World", and is also the largest plateau by surface area.

Answer: Mauna Kea

From the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, Mount Kea is an incredible 33,476 feet tall; however only 13,796 feet are above sea level. It is located on the main island of Hawaii, United States.

The other three options are three of the other four mountains/volcanoes that make up the main island of Hawaii. Kîlauea is the one that is missing.

Answer: Baikal

1) Baikal - 5,369ft deep - Russia
2) Tanganyika - 4,823ft deep - Central Africa
3) Caspian Sea - 3,363ft deep - Asia
4) Vostok - 2,950ft deep - Antarctica

Think of this: If you take a boat out into the center of Baikal you will be floating 5,369 feet above the Earth's surface!

The Caspian Sea is, geologically, considered a large endorheic salt lake, meaning that it is a closed basin that allows no outflow of water to rivers, lakes, etc.

Answer: El Alto, Bolivia

1) El Alto, Bolivia - 13,620 ft - Population: 1,184,392 (as of 2010 census)
2) Quito, Ecuador - 9,249 ft - Population: 2,239,191 (as of 2010 census)
3) Bogotá, Colombia - 8,675 ft - Population: 7,332,788 (as of 2010 census)
4) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 7,900 ft - Population: 3,384,569 (as of 2008 census)