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Sugarloaf Mountain - Quiz
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  • 1. In which city is Sugarloaf Mountain located?
A) Salvador
B) Brasília
C) São Paulo
D) Rio de Janeiro
  • 2. What is the elevation of Sugarloaf Mountain?
A) 396 meters
B) 500 meters
C) 1,400 meters
D) 220 meters
  • 3. Geologically, what type of rock formation is Sugarloaf Mountain?
A) Limestone karst
B) Sedimentary plateau
C) Bornhardt
D) Volcanic cone
  • 4. When was the Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill Natural Monument created?
A) 1973
B) 2006
C) 1912
D) 2012
  • 5. Who is credited with coining the name Sugarloaf in the 16th century?
A) The Portuguese
B) The Dutch
C) The Spanish
D) The French
  • 6. What is the capacity of the current glass-walled cable car?
A) 50 people
B) 30 people
C) 100 people
D) 65 people
  • 7. How long is the cable car route between the peaks?
A) 722 meters
B) 2,000 meters
C) 396 meters
D) 1,400 meters
  • 8. In what year did UNESCO declare the site a World Heritage Site?
A) 2006
B) 1912
C) 2009
D) 2012
  • 9. Which engineer had the idea of linking the hills with a path in the air?
A) Augusto Ferreira Ramos
B) Oscar Niemeyer
C) Vieira Fazenda
D) Alberto Santos-Dumont
  • 10. How many total climbing routes exist across the three local mountains?
A) 500
B) Less than 50
C) More than 270
D) Exactly 100
  • 11. What is the height of Morro da Urca?
A) 1,299 meters
B) 396 meters
C) 4,600 meters
D) 220 meters
  • 12. Where were the original cableway project parts commissioned?
A) Brazil
B) Switzerland
C) Portugal
D) Germany
  • 13. How long did the original wooden cable cars remain in service?
A) 10 years
B) 20 years
C) 80 years
D) 61 years
  • 14. What is the primary material composition of the mountains in the area?
A) Granite and quartz
B) Limestone and clay
C) Sandstone and shale
D) Basalt and obsidian
  • 15. How often do the cable cars run?
A) Every 30 minutes
B) Every 20 minutes
C) Every 10 minutes
D) Every hour
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