Mountains Elevation Quiz

For this quiz we will use a data set of 10 of the most iconic mountains in the world.

Here is our data set, displayed as a table:

This data set will be stored in a Python program using a 2D array (list of lists) as follows:

mountains = [["Mount Everest","Nepal / Tibet",8849],
             ["Mount K2","Pakistan / China",8611],
             ["Mount Aconcagua","Argentina",6959],
             ["Mount McKinley","Alaska, USA",6190],
             ["Mount Kilimanjaro","Tanzania",5895],
             ["Mount Kenya","Kenya",5199],
             ["Mount Blanc","France",4809],
             ["Mount Fuji","Japan",3776],
             ["Mount Etna","Italy",3369],
             ["Ben Nevis","Scotland, UK",1345]]

Using the random library we can easily pick a random peak from this 2D array and display its name, location and elevation:

import random

number = random.randint(0,len(mountains)-1)
peak = mountains[number]
name = peak[0]
location = peak[1]
elevation = peak[2]
print(">>> Did you know?")
print(name + " is located in " + location + " and rises to " + str(elevation) + " meters." )

Your challenge

Your task is to create a quiz based on this data set. The rules of the quiz are as follows:

 A player starts with a health of 10,000 points and a score of 0.
 The computer randomly selects a peak from the data set and displays the name of the peak and its location.
 It then asks the player to estimate the elevation of the selected peak.
 The computer calculates the difference in meters between the answer given by the player and the real elevation of the peak and deducts this difference from the player’s health score.
 If the player’s health score is positive, then the player’s score goes up by 1 point.
 The quiz repeats itself for as long as the player’s health score remains positive.
 Once the player’s health score reaches zero or a negative value, a game over message is displayed alongside the player’s total score.

Python Code

You can complete your quiz by editing the Python code below:

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