Mount Everest

What is the height of Mount Everest?

• 28,029 feet

• 29,029 feet

• 30,029 feet

• 31,029 feet

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Mount Everest is located on the border between which two countries?

• India and China

• Nepal and Tibet

• Bhutan and Nepal

• China and Bhutan

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Who were the first climbers to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest?

• George Mallory and Andrew Irvine

• Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler

• Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

• Junko Tabei and Ang Tshering

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In what year was the first successful ascent of Mount Everest made?

• 1950

• 1953

• 1960

• 1963

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Mount Everest is part of which mountain range?

• Andes

• Rockies

• Himalayas

• Alps

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The first successful ascent to the summit of Mount Everest was made by Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and ________, a Sherpa of Nepal.

• Ang Dorje

• Tenzing Norgay

• Pasang Lhamu

• Lhakpa Gelu

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Climbing Mount Everest is extremely challenging due to its high altitude, unpredictable weather, and ________.

• dense forests

• treacherous terrain

• lack of oxygen

• wildlife

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Mount Everest attracts climbers from all over the ________.

• country

• continent

• globe

• region

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The height of Mount Everest is ________ feet above sea level.

• 28,029

• 29,029

• 30,029

• 31,029

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Mount Everest is located in the ________.

• Andes

• Rockies

• Himalayas

• Alps

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