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