What do you know about. . .

It's the biggest, the longest, the smallest, the most. . . or is it? Identify these planetary superlatives.

Multiple choice.

1. The highest mountain in the world:
   
   • Mount Everest
   • Nanga Parbat
   • Mount Pinatubo
   • The Riffelberg
2. The longest river in the world:
   
   • Indus
   • Volga
   • Mississippi
   • Nile or Amazon, depending on who's measuring
3. The deepest lake in the world:
   
   • Lake Tanganyika
   • Caspian Sea
   • Lake Michigan
   • Lake Baikal
4. Largest country in the world (by land area):
   
   • China
   • Australia
   • Russia
   • Canada
5. Smallest island in the world:
   
   • Greenland
   • Tory
   • Patmos
   • Bishop Rock
6. Oldest continuously inhabited city in the world:
   
   • London
   • Baghdad
   • Damascus
   • Jerusalem
7. Smallest sea in the world:
   
   • Baltic
   • Yellow
   • South China
   • Marmara
8. Smallest desert in the world:
   
   • Gobi (Mongolia)
   • Carcross (Canadian Yukon)
   • Mojave (US)
   • Bledow (Poland)
9. Deepest hole in the world:
   
   • Kola Superdeep Borehole (Murmansk)
   • Project Mohole (Pacific Ocean)
   • Kimberley Diamond Mine (South Africa)
   • Berkeley Pit (Montana, USA)
10. Fastest animal in the world:
    
    • Lion
    • Blue Wildebeest
    • Peregrine falcon
    • Flying snake

You thought this was easy, right? Check your answers by clicking the picture.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

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