Braingle: 'Mountain' Brain Teaser

Mountain

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Puzzle ID:	#411
Fun:	(2.48)
Difficulty:	(0.72)
Category:	Trick
Submitted By:	Andy

Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on earth?

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Comments

singcan Jan 29, 2003	Funny. lol Good one..............
Khrissy Feb 03, 2003	sigh heard this one 100000000000 and 1/2 times
luvupurple Aug 12, 2003	Great 1!
JokeKid Apr 12, 2005	I found that one on the back of a cereal box...
DJ123 Oct 17, 2005	that's a good one i like it
brules370 Dec 28, 2005	A classic!
musicmaker21113 Jan 19, 2006	Actually, the answer is Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii... It is the world's tallest mountain, counting from its roots on the ocean floor! Good trick teaser, though!
musicmaker21113 Jan 19, 2006	Oops, I meant Mauna Loa, not Mauna Kea.... Got 'em confused!
musicmaker21113 Jan 19, 2006	Argh, Mauna Kea, not Mauna Loa... Okay, I'll shut up now...
XXOO555 Jan 21, 2006	hahah! that a good one its so cute!!
SPUTNIK2 Jan 29, 2006	that was a goodie!
mitzimesser Mar 11, 2006	I had no clue. I should have known that.
TehIgnored Mar 13, 2006	Haha....i got that one...but it was still funny.
jntrcs Mar 22, 2006	tad easy. it was ok
bballer21 Apr 09, 2006	musicmaker is right- u should change it to peak so it is true
Smudge Jun 22, 2006	Krissy claimed on Feb 03, 2003 that she'd heard this "100000000000 and 1/2 times". That poses an interesting situation, can someone half-hear something? surely by half hearing it, you heard it. Anyway, i agree, heard it many times before. It's fun when you hear the answer the first time, though.
2rubystar2 Oct 25, 2006	How is it that SPUTNIK2 has commented on like every teaser there is on this website. This person has way too much time on their hands. I will paste this comment into every comment board where I see SPUTNIK2 has commented. Why am I doing this, you ask? Because I feel like it. Deal with it.
Trickster1992 May 02, 2007	Yeah... lol.. I suck at trick teasers. =P I was like "Umm... i dont get it.." and then David pointed it out an im like "Duhr. Im such a moron."
Deedee123 Jan 14, 2008	I got it!!! "'Tis" funny!... I mean it is...
drwdrw Aug 31, 2008	It's easy;I've got it!
gooberbaby1 Jun 25, 2010	EVERYBODY knows that
thebrain789 Jul 01, 2010	I agree with Music Maker.