Q 01/05

Survivors of which lost continent are said to live in a hidden city inside Mount Shasta?

A) Atlantis

B) Lemuria

C) Hyperborea

D) Thule

Answer · why

B) Lemuria

Lemuria is the sunken land of the tale, which grew from an offhand 1880s mention and was cemented by a 1931 book written under a pseudonym.

Q 02/05

Mount Shasta lies outside Shasta County; which county, with its seat at Yreka, contains the peak?

A) Del Norte

B) Trinity

C) Siskiyou

D) Modoc

Answer · why

C) Siskiyou

Siskiyou County, which runs along the Oregon border, counts the volcano as its highest point.

Q 03/05

Shasta is the Cascade Range's second-highest peak, behind which volcano that towers over Washington state?

A) Mount Rainier

B) Mount Jefferson

C) Mount Adams

D) Mount Baker

Answer · why

A) Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier rises to 14,406 feet and is also the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States.

Q 04/05

Which naturalist survived an overnight blizzard on Mount Shasta by lying in hot sulfur springs near the summit?

A) John Burroughs

B) Aldo Leopold

C) John James Audubon

D) John Muir

Answer · why

D) John Muir

John Muir wrote a dramatic popular article about the ordeal in 1877, and the mountain's easiest climbing route still carries his name.

Q 05/05

Which creature of cryptozoology has reported sightings on Mount Shasta, alongside the UFO and hidden-city tales?

A) Bigfoot

B) Chupacabra

C) Mothman

D) Thunderbird

Answer · why

A) Bigfoot

Bigfoot reports join a crowded local folklore that also features interdimensional beings and visiting motherships.