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Which is the highest point in Australia proper?
A. Mount Kosciuszko
B. Puncak Jaya
C. Mount Cook
D. Mount Townsend
Correct Answer: A
Mount Kosciuszko is the highest point on the Australian mainland.
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Which is the highest peak of the Alps?
A. Jungfrau
B. Monte Rosa
C. Mont Blanc
D. Matterhorn
Correct Answer: C
Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps.
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Which is the highest mountain in Japan?
A. Mount Aso
B. Mount Hotaka
C. Mount Kita
D. Mount Fuji
Correct Answer: D
Mount Fuji is Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 m.
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Which is the highest capital city in the world by elevation, commonly cited?
A. La Paz, Bolivia
B. Thimphu, Bhutan
C. Quito, Ecuador
D. Bogotá, Colombia
Correct Answer: A
La Paz, Bolivia's seat of government, lies at roughly 3,650 m and is widely cited as the highest capital city.
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Which is the highest active volcano on Earth commonly recognized?
A. Mauna Loa
B. Ojos del Salado
C. Mount Etna
D. Cotopaxi
Correct Answer: B
Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina border is the world's highest active volcano.
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Which is the highest mountain in Antarctica?
A. Denali
B. Vinson Massif
C. Mount Erebus
D. Mount Sidley
Correct Answer: B
Vinson Massif is the highest point in Antarctica.
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Which is the highest mountain in Europe under the commonly used Europe-Caucasus boundary?
A. Mont Blanc
B. Mount Elbrus
C. Matterhorn
D. Mount Etna
Correct Answer: B
Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus is commonly recognized as Europe's highest peak.
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Which is the highest mountain in South America?
A. Aconcagua
B. Chimborazo
C. Huascarán
D. Ojos del Salado
Correct Answer: A
Aconcagua in Argentina is South America's highest mountain.
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Which is the highest mountain in North America?
A. Denali
B. Mount Whitney
C. Pico de Orizaba
D. Mount Logan
Correct Answer: A
Denali in Alaska is North America's highest peak.
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Which is the highest mountain in Africa?
A. Mount Kilimanjaro
B. Mount Kenya
C. Ras Dashen
D. Mount Stanley
Correct Answer: A
Kilimanjaro's Uhuru Peak is Africa's highest point.
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Which is the highest mountain in Pakistan?
A. Gasherbrum I
B. Nanga Parbat
C. K2
D. Broad Peak
Correct Answer: C
K2, 8,611 m, is Pakistan's highest mountain.
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What is the world's highest navigable lake commonly cited in general knowledge?
A. Lake Titicaca
B. Lake Baikal
C. Lake Victoria
D. Caspian Sea
Correct Answer: A
Lake Titicaca, on the Peru-Bolivia border, is widely cited as the highest large navigable lake.
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What is the highest plateau in the world?
A. Deccan Plateau
B. Patagonian Plateau
C. Colorado Plateau
D. Tibetan Plateau
Correct Answer: D
The Tibetan Plateau is the world's highest and largest major plateau.
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What is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall?
A. Victoria Falls
B. Angel Falls
C. Iguazu Falls
D. Niagara Falls
Correct Answer: B
Angel Falls in Venezuela has the world's highest uninterrupted drop.
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What is the highest mountain above sea level?
A. Kangchenjunga
B. Mount Everest
C. Lhotse
D. K2
Correct Answer: B
Mount Everest has the highest summit elevation above mean sea level.