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Nanga Parbat
Contributed by: Regan
  • 1. Where is Nanga Parbat located?
A) Nepal
B) China
C) Pakistan
D) India
  • 2. What is the English translation of Nanga Parbat?
A) Snowy Summit
B) Great Peak
C) Naked Mountain
D) High Rock
  • 3. What is the height of Nanga Parbat?
A) 8,126 meters
B) 8,611 meters
C) 7,370 meters
D) 7,980 meters
  • 4. What is another name for Nanga Parbat?
A) Killer Mountain
B) Dangerous Rock
C) Mighty Summit
D) Giant Peak
  • 5. Which mountain range does Nanga Parbat belong to?
A) Andes
B) Alps
C) Rockies
D) Himalayas
  • 6. Who was the first person to reach the summit of Nanga Parbat?
A) Alex Honnold
B) Hermann Buhl
C) Edmund Hillary
D) Reinhold Messner
  • 7. In which year did Hermann Buhl reach the summit of Nanga Parbat?
A) 1953
B) 1965
C) 1978
D) 1984
  • 8. Which of the following facts about Nanga Parbat is FALSE?
A) It is known for its treacherous weather
B) It is one of the 14 eight-thousanders
C) It is notoriously difficult to climb
D) It is the highest mountain in the world
  • 9. Which river flows near the base of Nanga Parbat?
A) Amazon River
B) Yangtze River
C) Indus River
D) Ganges River
  • 10. Where does Nanga Parbat rank among the world's highest mountains?
A) 12th
B) 5th
C) 3rd
D) 9th
  • 11. What is the local language spoken near Nanga Parbat?
A) Pashto
B) Urdu
C) Shina
D) Punjabi
  • 12. What is the prominent feature on the southwest face of Nanga Parbat that looms over the Diamir Valley called?
A) Delhi Wall
B) Rupal Face
C) Munich Peak
D) Southwest Spire
  • 13. Which country borders Nanga Parbat to the north?
A) Kyrgyzstan
B) Uzbekistan
C) China
D) Afghanistan
  • 14. Which climber holds the record for the fastest solo ascent of Nanga Parbat's Rupal Face route in 2018?
A) Cory Richards
B) Chris Bonington
C) Alex Txikon
D) Ueli Steck
  • 15. When was the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat achieved?
A) 2004
B) 1995
C) 2016
D) 1983
  • 16. Who led the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat in 2016?
A) Jerzy Kukuczka
B) Simone Moro
C) Krzysztof Wielicki
D) Reinhold Messner
  • 17. Who attempted the first ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1895 and disappeared during the expedition?
A) Albert Mummery
B) Oscar Eckenstein
C) Geoff Ryman
D) Karl Gufler
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