Trivia For October 21, 2025

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It's themed Tuesday! Today's questions will all be about...

Mountains

Question 1:

John Denver's hit song, "Rocky Mountain High," was written about this U.S. state.

Colorado
  • "Rocky Mountain High" was primarily inspired by John Denver's move to Aspen, Colorado, and by his love for the state. It is one of two official Colorado state songs. The other is "Where the Columbines Grow".


Question 2:

The highest mountain outside of Asia can be found on this continent.

South America
  • Aconcagua is the highest mountain outside of Asia. For the Incas, it was sacred. In 1985, the frozen, mummified remains of a young boy was found in a stone structure at an elevation of 5,300 m (17,400 ft).


Question 3:

The conventional border between Europe and Asia lies along this mountain range, which runs from the Arctic Ocean in the north to Kazakhstan in the south.

Ural Mountains
  • The highest peak along the Urals is Mount Narodnaya with an elevation of 1,894 meters (6,214 ft).


Question 4:

With an elevation of 4,421 m (14,505 feet), this is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States.

Mount Whitney
  • Mount Whitney's summit is on the Sierra Crest and the Great Basin Divide. It is only 136 km (85 miles) from Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, the lowest point in North America.


Question 5:

At 21.9 km (13.6 miles) high, what is the tallest mountain on Mars?

Olympus Mons
  • Olympus Mons is the youngest of the large volcanoes on Mars. Along with Rheasilvia on the asteroid Vesta, it is that highest known mountain in the solar system.


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