- 1. What is the height of Mount Everest?
A) 10,000 meters
B) 9,000 meters
C) 7,500 meters
D) 8,848 meters
- 2. In which mountain range is Mount Everest located?
A) Andes
B) Rockies
C) Alps
D) Himalayas
- 3. Which country is Mount Everest located in?
A) Nepal
B) China
C) India
D) Tibet
- 4. What is the local name for Mount Everest in Nepal?
A) Qomolangma
B) Sagarmatha
C) Kangchenjunga
D) Chomolungma
- 5. Which year was the first successful ascent of Mount Everest?
A) 1970
B) 1960
C) 1953
D) 1980
- 6. Which famous mountaineer disappeared on Mount Everest in 1924?
A) Edmund Hillary
B) Reinhold Messner
C) George Mallory
D) Tenzing Norgay
- 7. What is the term for edema caused by high-altitude exposure?
A) Frostbite
B) High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)
C) Avalanche
D) Hypothermia
- 8. Which glacier must climbers cross between Camp 1 and Camp 2?
A) Khumbu Icefall
B) Lhotse Face
C) Western Cwm
D) South Col
- 9. Which year was the first successful Everest climb without supplemental oxygen?
A) 1998
B) 1978
C) 2008
D) 1988
- 10. What is the name of the second-highest peak on Earth located near Mount Everest?
A) Lhotse
B) K2
C) Kangchenjunga
D) Makalu
- 11. Which expedition discovered and named Mount Everest in 1856?
A) Nepalese Government
B) Royal Geographical Society
C) British East India Company
D) Great Trigonometrical Survey of India
- 12. Which document should climbers carry to prove their permission to climb Mount Everest?
A) Insurance card
B) Visa
C) Climbing permit
D) Passport
- 13. What is the name of the glacier that sits below Mount Everest's southwest face?
A) Ngozumpa Glacier
B) Rongbuk Glacier
C) Lho La Glacier
D) Khumbu Glacier
- 14. What is the highest mountain in the world?
A) K2
B) Cho Oyu
C) Makalu
D) Mount Everest
- 15. On which side of Mount Everest is the North Base Camp located?
A) Bhutan
B) Tibet
C) Nepal
D) India
- 16. Who was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
A) Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
B) Phantog
C) Junko Tabei
D) Bachendri Pal
- 17. What is the local name for Mount Everest in Tibetan?
A) Qomolangma
B) Everest
C) Sagarmatha
D) Chomolungma
- 18. What is the main season for climbing Mount Everest due to favorable weather conditions?
A) Winter
B) Spring
C) Autumn
D) Summer
- 19. What is the name of the prominent feature on Mount Everest's southeast ridge considered the final obstacle before the summit?
A) Khumbu Icefall
B) Lhotse Face
C) Hillary Step
D) South Col
- 20. What is the name of the expedition leader who organized the 1953 British expedition that first summited Mount Everest?
A) John Hunt
B) George Mallory
C) Chris Bonington
D) Edmund Hillary
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