Quiztime

Seasons come and seasons go but "Quiztime" goes on forever. Welcome you lucky quizzers to the latest episode of "Quiztime" with your genial host.... Please put your hands together for Quizzy McQuizface! (Sound of raucous applause and whooping). Today's quiz concerns mountains - an ever popular subject with quizzers everywhere. As usual the answers will appear  down in the comments section.

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1) This is the tallest mountain in Great Britain but what is it called?

(a) Ben Hur (b) Ben Stiller
(c) Ben Nevis (d) Ben Down

2) The tallest "mountain" or hill in Denmark is called Møllehøj but how tall is it in metres?

(a) 17.86 metres (b) 170.86 metres
(c) 7,860 metres (a) 17,086 metres

3) This is the tallest mountain in Africa but what is its name?

(a) Mount Kenya (b) Mount Zimbabwe

(c) The Atlas Mountain (d) Mount Kilimanjaro

4) The tallest mountain in New Zealand is called Aoraki in the Maori language but what is its European name?

(a) Mount Cook (b) Mount Christchurch

(c) Mount Kiwi (d) Mount Victoria

5) On which mountain in modern-day Turkey is it said that Noah's ark came to rest in The Bible?

a) Mount Sinai (b) Mount Ararat

(c) Mount of Olives (d) Mount Tabor

6) What is the second tallest mountain in the world?

(a) K9 (b) K1 (c) K2 (d) Kangchenjunga

7) This iconic mountain is in Japan but what is it called?

(a) Mount Nintendo (b) Mount Hokkaido

(c) Mount Sumo (d) Mount Fuji

8) What was the title of the 2003 epic period war drama film written and directed by Anthony Minghella? It starred Nicole Kidman, Jude Law and Renée Zellweger.

(a) Brokeback Mountain (b) Gold Mountain

(c) Cold Mountain (d) My Side of the Mountain

9) Who originally had a hit with the song, "River Deep Mountain High" in 1966?

(a) Ike and Tina Turner (b) The Four Tops

(c) The Supremes (d) Deep Purple

10)  This famous mountain is in The Swiss Alps but what is it called?

(a) Mont Blanc (b) Monte Rosa

(c) Weisshorn (d) Matterhorn

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That's all folks! How did you do?