Q 01/05

The Pyrenees form the border between which two countries?

A) Spain and Portugal

B) France and Spain

C) France and Italy

D) France and Switzerland

Answer · why

B) France and Spain

The microstate of Andorra sits sandwiched between them in the eastern part of the range.

Q 02/05

Roughly how long are the Pyrenees, from their western junction to the Mediterranean?

A) 150 km

B) 1,200 km

C) 800 km

D) 500 km

Answer · why

D) 500 km

They end at Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast.

Q 03/05

What is the highest peak in the Pyrenees?

A) Aneto

B) Posets

C) Vignemale

D) Monte Perdido

Answer · why

A) Aneto

It reaches 3,404 metres in the Maladeta ridge in Huesca, Spain.

Q 04/05

How high is Aneto, the range's highest summit?

A) 2,904 m

B) 3,104 m

C) 3,404 m

D) 3,298 m

Answer · why

C) 3,404 m

Posets (3,375 m) and Monte Perdido (3,355 m) come next.

Q 05/05

Which microstate lies within the range?

A) Monaco

B) Andorra

C) Liechtenstein

D) San Marino

Answer · why

B) Andorra

Its capital Andorra la Vella is the largest town inside the range.