Friday 20 Question Quiz – 15/12/2023 Round 1: Geography - Mountains 10 questions all about mountains. None In which U.S. state is its highest mountain, Denali / Mount McKinley? What African country's highest mountain is simply named after the country itself? The dormant volcano Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Europe, which country is it in? Also known as Mount Ağrı, or Masis, Mount Ararat is in which country? What is the second-highest mountain in North America, and the highest in Canada? Located on the French-Italian border, what is the name of the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe? The highest mountain in Japan, Mount Fuji, is located on which island? What is the highest mountain in Greece - located in the range of the same name on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia? The highest land in any direction for 739 kilometres, what is the highest mountain in Scotland, the United Kingdom and the British Isles? Located on the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains, Mount Kosciuszko is the tallest mountain on the mainland of which country? Round 2: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None In "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", who is the interdimensional being and AI mentor to the Power Rangers, helping them battle evil? What word in art describes the visual and tactile quality of a work; also, the distribution of tones or shades of a single colour? In English "mythology", who betrayed King Arthur by sleeping with his wife Guinevere? The film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" takes place during which Chinese dynasty? What element, with the symbol Th, is named after the Norse god of thunder? As of 2023, how many times have the modern Olympics been cancelled? What animal has a name derived from French words meaning "spiny pig"? Which Vatican building was built for Pope Sixtus IV? Who covered "Love Is All Around", originally by the Troggs, and had a UK number 1 for 15 weeks in 1994? Praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", American writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known by what pen name? Time's up
