Largest, Tallest, and Smallest Around the Globe Quiz

Question: With an average altitude of 1.56 miles, what is the highest continent?

Answer: Because of its thick ice cover, Antarctica has the highest mean altitude of all the continents—1.56 miles (2.5 km). All other continents have mean altitudes of less than 0.62 mile (1 km).

Question: In which city would you find the world’s tallest building?

Answer: Currently, the world’s tallest building is the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is more than 0.5 mile (0.8 km) tall, with more than 150 floors.

Question: Which is the largest continent?

Answer: Asia is about 17,181,546 square miles (44,500,000 square km) in area. It is by far the largest continent. Some geographers merge Europe and Asia as Eurasia, which of course constitutes an even larger landmass.

Question: Portland, Oregon, is home to Mill Ends Park, which holds the Guinness World Record as what?

Answer: Mill Ends Park is only about 450 square inches (2,900 square cm) in area and contains one small tree.

Question: Measured from its base on the ocean floor, what is the world’s tallest mountain?

Answer: From base to top, Hawaii’s Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain, at more than 33,500 feet (10,210 meters). Measured above sea level, Mount Everest is the world’s tallest mountain, at 29,032 feet (8,849 meters).

Question: Located near Lake Titicaca, what is the world’s highest national capital?

Answer: La Paz, which lies between 10,663 and 13,451 feet (3,250 and 4,100 meters) above sea level, is the world’s highest national capital.

Question: Located northeast of Papua New Guinea, what is the world’s smallest island nation?

Answer: The third smallest country in the world, Nauru is the world’s smallest island nation, home to roughly 10,000 people.