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Quiz about Sir Edmund Hillary Conquers Everest

Sir Edmund Hillary Conquers Everest! Quiz

Would you like to know more about the life of Sir Edmund Hillary and his famous climb to the summit of Mount Everest? I hope you enjoy my quiz on this remarkable's man's life.

A multiple-choice quiz by LindaC007. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
LindaC007

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
53,616

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1437

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was Sir Edmund Hillary born? Hint

New Delhi, India

Auckland, New Zealand

England's East Midlands

Dublin, Ireland

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Question 2 of 10

2. When was he born? Hint

July 20, 1919

January 26, 1917

December 15, 1925

October 2, 1923

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did his father, Percival, do for a living? Hint

taught secondary school and was a published poet

newspaper editor, farmer, and beekeeper

raised and trained racehorses

a successful inventor

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Question 4 of 10

4. How old was Hillary when he saw snow for the first time? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. When did Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest? Hint

May 29, 1953

July 27, 1952

March 2, 1954

June 18, 1951

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who stood on 'top of the world' with Hillary, on Everest's summit, that morning? Hint

John Hunt

Charles Evans

Eric Shipton

Tenzing Norgay

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Question 7 of 10

7. What flags were flown that morning on the summit of Everest? Hint

Nepal, India, United Nations, and United Kingdom

Explorer's Club, Hillary Family Flag, New Zealand, and Ireland

Pakistan, New Zealand, USA, and Ireland

National Geographic, Ireland, New Zealand, and USA

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Question 8 of 10

8. Hillary's sister made him something for his attempt on Everest. What was it? Hint

thick, woolen socks

good luck charm

sun hat

watch band

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did Hillary NEVER explore? Hint

United States' Rocky Mts.

New Zealand's Southern Alps

India's Ganges River

South Pole

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Question 10 of 10

10. Was Sir Edmund the only Hillary to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was Sir Edmund Hillary born?

Answer: Auckland, New Zealand

He was born in Auckland, on New Zealand's North Island. His Grandfather Hillary had left England for India before settling in New Zealand. Grandmother Hillary was an Irish governess who came to New Zealand with a wealthy British family.

2. When was he born?

Answer: July 20, 1919

Soon after his birth, his family moved 40 miles away to Tuakau, New Zealand.

3. What did his father, Percival, do for a living?

Answer: newspaper editor, farmer, and beekeeper

Percival Hillary was the managing editor of a Tuakau newspaper. He was also a great believer in self-reliance and grew most of their food on the family farm. Percival Hillary also took up beekeeping as a hobby which added to his family's ability to be self-reliant. Edmund Hillary's maternal grandfather had raised racehorses and was killed when one of his horses kicked him in the head.

4. How old was Hillary when he saw snow for the first time?

Answer: 16

He saw snow for the first time on a school trip to New Zealand's Mount Ruapchu.

5. When did Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest?

Answer: May 29, 1953

At 11:30 a.m. Hillary realized he had reached the 'top of the world' when he could not climb any further.

6. Who stood on 'top of the world' with Hillary, on Everest's summit, that morning?

Answer: Tenzing Norgay

It was Sherpa climber Norgay that Hillary photographed on the summit. According to Hillary, Norgay was 'No photographer and the summit of Everest was no place to teach him'. Norgay was awarded the Star of Nepal, and was Hillary's friend until Norgay's death in 1986.

7. What flags were flown that morning on the summit of Everest?

Answer: Nepal, India, United Nations, and United Kingdom

Norgay was photographed holding an ice pole with the 4 flags attached.

8. Hillary's sister made him something for his attempt on Everest. What was it?

Answer: sun hat

She made him a sun hat out of a child's play suit to protect his face and neck from the sun's constant refection off the snow. And he wore it gladly!

9. Where did Hillary NEVER explore?

Answer: United States' Rocky Mts.

He often climbed in New Zealand's Southern Alps. In 1958, he reached the South Pole with the British Commonwealth Trans-Atlantic Expedition. He explored the Ganges with his son in 1977, but I can find no record of him ever climbing in the United States Rockies.

10. Was Sir Edmund the only Hillary to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

Answer: no

He received a call from his son Peter, via walkie-talkie, in 1990, from the summit of Everest.

Source: Author LindaC007

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