I have a bloodhound that I take for walks in the =
park.
He is a good coin collector, especially copper =
coins.
Been told that breed is great at picking up =
cents.
****QUIZ ANSWERS FOR HIGHEST MOUNTAINS****
1. At 20,320 =
feet, what is the official name of the highest mountain in North =
America? DENALI
2. What does =
its name mean? TALL/HIGH
3. Where is it =
located (state/province)? ALASKA
4. When was =
its earlier name restored? 2015
5. At 22,840 =
feet, what is the highest mountain in South America? MOUNT ACONCAQUA =
6. What two =
countries share his mountain on their borders? CHILE/ARGENTINA =
7. At 19,340 =
feet, what is the highest mountain in Africa? KILIMANJARO =
8. With three =
peaks covering 50 miles, what it the central cone called KIBO =
9. Where is it =
located (nation)? TANZANIA
10. At 18,510 =
feet, what is the highest mountain in Europe? MOUNT ELBRUS =
11. In what =
nation is it located (state/province)? RUSSIA
12. What =
mountain range is it in? CAUCASUS
13. At 29,035 =
feet, what is the highest mountain in Asia? MOUNT EVEREST =
14. What =
mountain range does it crest? HIMALAYAS
15. This =
highest point in the world lies on the border of what two nations? =
NEPAL, TIBET (CHINA)
16. Who were =
the first men to ever summit the peak (and survive)? EDMUND HILLARY, =
TENZING NORGAY
17. At 16,050 =
feet, what is the highest mountain in Antarctica? VINSON MASSIF =
18. In what =
mountain range is it located? ELLSWORTH
19. When was =
its summit finally reached? 1966
20. At 7,310 =
feet, what is the highest mountain in AUSTRALIA? MOUNT KOSCIUSZKO =
21. In what =
range of the Australian Alps is it located? SNOWY RANGE =
22. Where is =
it located (state/province)? NEW SOUTH WALES
23. Who is =
this mountain named after? POLISH PATRIOT TADEUSZ KOSCIUSZKO =
24. At 16,024 =
feet, what is the highest mountain in Oceania? JAYA PEAK =
25. What other =
name is given to this peak of the Sudirman Range? MOUNT CASTENSZ =
26. On what =
island is this peak located? NEW GUINEA
27. At 14,505 =
what is the highest mountain in the continental USA? MOUNT WHITNEY =
28. Where is =
this mountain located? CALIFORNIA
29. Where does =
this highest peak in continental USA rank among top 10 peaks in North =
America? DOESN’T (it is #11)
30. What US =
state has 25 of the top 40 highest peaks in North America? COLORADO =
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Dr Bob Griffin =
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"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I Love!"