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Quiz about Down the Mountain and Up to the River

Down the Mountain and Up to the River Quiz

Drop one letter each time to work your way down from one geographical feature and back up to another one.

A multiple-choice quiz by unterkircher. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
unterkircher

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
359,250

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
808

Question 1 of 10

1. South American mountain range

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Building material for castles on the beach

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Abbreviation for a macromolecule involved in genetic coding

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Vasco __ Gama

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. First letter of the English alphabet

Answer: (1 letter)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Chemical symbol for silver

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Subdivision of geologic time

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Intense anger

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Kitchen appliance used for cooking food

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. A colorful river in Africa

Answer: (6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. South American mountain range

Answer: Andes

The Andes Mountains, located in South America, is the longest continental mountain range in the world. They extend 4,300 miles (7,000km) from north to south through Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina.

2. Building material for castles on the beach

Answer: sand

Visit Caladesi Beach at Clearwater, Florida for pure white sand. Pink sand can be found at Harbour Island in the Bahamas, and both black and green sand can be found on the Big Island of Hawaii.

3. Abbreviation for a macromolecule involved in genetic coding

Answer: DNA

DNA plays a part in how all living organisms develop and function.

4. Vasco __ Gama

Answer: da

"Da" is used in Italian and Portuguese names and means "from" or "of".

5. First letter of the English alphabet

Answer: a

The letter "a" is related to "alpha" and "aleph", the first letters of the Greek and Phoenician alphabets respectively.

6. Chemical symbol for silver

Answer: ag

The symbol "Ag" comes from the Latin word "argentum". Compared to other metals, silver has both the highest electrical conductivity and the highest thermal conductivity.

7. Subdivision of geologic time

Answer: age

In the lingo of geologists, the largest unit of time is the supereon which is made up of a number of eons. The division of eons includes eras, which are then divided into periods, epochs and ages.

8. Intense anger

Answer: rage

The word "rage" comes from Old French and Medevial Latin words related to rabies or "anger fury".

9. Kitchen appliance used for cooking food

Answer: range

Today there are many options when shopping for a new range (stove). There are gas and electric ranges, ones with convection ovens, standard burners or ones with flat tops. In the US, you can check out "Consumer Reports" to see which brands get the highest ratings.

10. A colorful river in Africa

Answer: Orange

The Orange River is the longest river in South Africa. It supplies water for irrigation and hydroelectric power.

Source: Author unterkircher

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