34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which desert in China is famous for its 'singing sand' dunes?
Answer
Badain Jaran Desert
What is the name of the desert that covers much of Turkmenistan?
Answer
Karakum Desert
Which desert is known for its circular patterns called 'fairy circles'?
Answer
Namib Desert
Which desert is a northeastern part of the Sahara lying in Libya, Egypt, and Sudan?
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Libyan Desert
What is the name of the desert that contains Death Valley?
Answer
Mojave Desert
What is the world's largest sand desert (erg)?
Answer
Rub' al Khali
Which mountain is the highest in the Iberian Peninsula?
Answer
Mulhacén
Which mountain is known as the 'Killer Mountain' due to its high death rate?
Answer
Nanga Parbat
What is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains?
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Mount Elbert
Who was the first person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders?
Answer
Reinhold Messner
What is the highest mountain in Colorado (USA)?
Answer
Mount Elbert
What is the highest point in the Appalachian Mountains?
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Mount Mitchell
What is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies?
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Mount Robson
Which mountain is the highest in Antarctica?
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Mount Vinson
What is the name of the world's highest unclimbed mountain?
Answer
Gangkhar Puensum
What is the highest mountain in the Ural Mountains?
Answer
Mount Narodnaya
What is the elevation of Mount Everest in meters (as of 2020)?
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8,848.86 m
In what year was Mount Everest first summitted?
Answer
1953
Which man-made lake is the largest reservoir in the United States?
Answer
Lake Mead
Which lake has the largest volume in North America?
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Lake Superior
What is the largest lake in Japan?
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Lake Biwa
Which river separates the countries of Argentina and Uruguay?
Answer
Uruguay River
Which river forms part of the border between the US and Mexico?
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Rio Grande
Which river flows through ten European countries?
Answer
Danube
Which river runs through the Grand Canyon?
Answer
Colorado River
Which critically endangered coral species is known as 'staghorn coral'?
Answer
Acropora cervicornis
Which critically endangered vulture declined by over 99% in India due to diclofenac poisoning?
Answer
White-rumped vulture
Which critically endangered whale species has a population estimated at fewer than 400 in the North Atlantic?
Answer
North Atlantic right whale
What is the scientific name of the critically endangered California condor?
Answer
Gymnogyps californianus
Which critically endangered frog species is endemic to Panama and known for its bright yellow color?
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Panamanian golden frog
Which endangered seal species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands?
Answer
Hawaiian monk seal
What is the only species of penguin that breeds in Africa and is endangered?
Answer
African penguin
What is the IUCN status of the Komodo dragon?
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Endangered
What is the scientific name of the giant panda?
Answer
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Which organization publishes the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?
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International Union for Conservation of Nature