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