Yay for our planet! That was a bit challenging but we hope you had fun! Now we have this sudden urge to go out and explore the world. Maybe when yoga pants become the official international travel attire?
Note: It was pointed out that Question 10 could be true or false depending on how you interpret the wording of the question. To avoid any ambiguity, we threw the question out when calculating the scores.
Here are the stats, answers, and winners.
STATS
1,304 people took the quiz.
192 people scored 100%!
The question most people (about 98%) got right was…#7!
The question most people missed (only 36% got it right) was…#22.
ANSWERS
Q.3
The official highest recorded temperature is 134 degrees Fahrenheit (yikes!). Where was it recorded?
Gobi Desert
✓ Death Valley
Sahara Desert
Australian Outback
Q.4
What is the longest above-water mountain range?
• The Himalayas
• The Rocky Mountains
✓ The Andes
• The Appalachian Mountains
Q.5
True or False: The deepest known point in the ocean is found in the Atlantic ocean.
• True
✓ False
Q.6
Our planet’s solid inner core is almost entirely composed of this element.
• oxygen
• magnesium
• hydrogen
✓ iron
Q.7
Which of the following is NOT considered a continent?
✓ Caribbean
• Antarctica
• Australia
• Europe
Q.8
The world’s deepest and largest (by volume) freshwater lake is Lake Baikal. Where is it located?
• Ukraine
• Iran
• Tanzania
✓ Russia
Q.9
The lowest natural temperature recorded at ground level was almost -129 degrees Fahrenheit (yikes again!). Where was it recorded?
• North Pole
✓ Antarctica
• Alaska
• Siberia
Q.10
True or False: Earth is closer to the sun than Mars (is).
✓ True
• False
Q.11
What is the most abundant gas in the earth’s atmosphere?
✓ nitrogen
• oxygen
• argon
• hydrogen
Q.12
What is the world’s tallest waterfall?
• Yosemite Falls
• Victoria Falls
✓ Angel Falls
• Niagara Falls
Q.13
What is the imaginary line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?
• Prime Meridian
✓ Equator
• International Date Line
• Tropic of Cancer
Q.14
Which of the following is considered a dormant volcano?
✓ Mount Kilimanjaro
• Mount St. Helens
• Mount Etna
• Mount Vesuvius
Q.15
In terms of physical volume of water, what is the world’s largest river?
• Nile
• Yangtze
• the Mississippi
✓ Amazon
Q.16
Where is the lowest point on land?
• Salton Trough
• Death Valley
• Jordan Valley
✓ Dead Sea
Q.17
What do you call a mound or tapering column rising from the floor of caves?
• helictite
✓ stalagmite
• magma
• stalactite
Q.18
True or False: Half of the water on Earth is fresh water.
• True
✓ False
Q.19
Which of the following deserts is the largest?
✓ Sahara
• Gobi
• Arabian
• Kalahari
Q.20
What do you call the outside rocky layer of the Earth?
• outer core
✓ crust
• mantle
• permafrost
Q.21
The Earth is what kind of planet?
• dwarf
• exoplanet
• protoplanet
✓ terrestrial
Q.22
What kind of tide occurs when the moon is full?
✓ spring tide
• neap tide
• rip tide
• bore tide
WINNERS
The first winner is…Deborah G…!
The second winner is…Chenae S…!
The third winner is…Andrea E…!
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