Man Mountain

Putin On The Style

Modern day Tsar, former KGB agent, current Prime Minister and once and future President, Vladimir Putin is very definitely the man in charge of Russia. Members of the new coalition government in troubled Kyrgyzstan are at pains to let him know that they know he is very definitely Cossack Number One by signalling their intention to name one of their mountains after him. The peak in question is one of the Tian Shan  range in the north of the country which rises to an impressive 14,587 feet. Despite being smaller than the 24,400 feet Peak Lenin in the south of the former Soviet republic, the gesture will be taken as an act of friendship by Putin who last week showed his chummy side by slipping the central Asian state a $200 million development loan. Impressed by all this camaraderie,  the Highly Questionable team have opted to take mountains as the theme of today's quiz.   

Mountains Quiz

1 An active volcano that is considered to be sacred, what is the highest mountain in Japan?  

2 Mount Ararat, where Noah's ark reputedly came to rest at the end of the great flood, is within the borders of which modern day country?

3 According to Greek mythology which mountain was considered to be the home of the gods? 

4 What is the title of the new film from 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle which centres on the true life experiences of mountaineer Aron Ralston who sawed off his arm with a blunt penknife to escape from a rock that had pinned him down? 

5 The song 'The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine', recorded by comedy duo Laurel and Hardy amongst numerous others, celebrates which mountain range in the United States?

Answers to the mountains themed quiz will be published along with tomorrow's quiz questions.

Birds Quiz Answers
The answers to yesterday's bird themed quiz were:-
1 A parliament.
2 Shooting three under par at a single hole.
3 Yellow (with pink eye lashes).
4 Charlie Parker.

5 The maid.