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Sir Edmund Hillary (Junior/Senior)

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many metres above sea level does the summit of Mount Everest stand?

a)

8,648 metres

b)

8,848 metres

c)

9,648 metres

d)

9,848 metres

2.

In which year did Sir Edmund Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest?

a)

1950

b)

1951

c)

1952

d)

1953

3.

Who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary to the top of Mount Everest?

a)

Tintin Norgay

b)

Timothy Norgay

c)

Teddy Norgay

d)

Tenzing Norgay

4.

On what day was Sir Edmund Hillary knighted?

a)

16th July

b)

17th July

c)

18th July

d)

19th July

5.

What medal was Tenzing Norgay awarded?

a)

The Edward Medal

b)

The Elizabeth Medal

c)

The George Medal

d)

The Victoria Medal

6.

What was the name of Sir Edmund Hillary's first wife?

a)

June Mulgrew

b)

Jane Mulgrew

c)

Louise Mary Rose

d)

Mary Louise Rose

7.

Which trust did Sir Edmund Hillary fund?

a)

The Everest Trust

b)

The Himalayan Trust

c)

The Nepalese Trust

d)

The Tibetan Trust

8.

In what year did Sir Edmund Hillary reach the North Pole?

a)

1982

b)

1983

c)

1984

d)

1985

9.

How many peaks did Sir Edmund Hillary Climb between 1956 and 1965?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

10.

What mythical animal did Sir Edmund Hillary attempt to find evidence of?

a)

A sabre toothed tiger

b)

A yeti

c)

A Nepalese dragon

d)

A woolly monkey

11.

In which continent were the mountains that Sir Edmund Hillary would have wished to have scaled

a)

The Arctic

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica