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On 8 June 1924, two British climbers were last seen high on Mount Everest, heading for the summit. They never returned. Name both.
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George Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine
Question 3 of 8th June Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
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A mountaineer born in Cheshire on 18 June 1886 is said to have answered "Because it's there" when asked why he wanted to climb Everest, where he disappeared in 1924. Who was he?
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George Mallory
Question 20 of 18th June Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
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On 3 April 1933, two biplanes made the first flight over Mount Everest. Which British aircraft maker built them?
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Westland
Question 10 of 3rd April Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
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Mount Everest is officially the highest point in which two countries?
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Nepal and The Peoples Republic of China
Question 14 of Pauls Quiz 430 in General Knowledge
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If measured from its base to its peak, there is a mountain on Earth that is 33,500 ft, more than twice the base to peak height of Mt Everest. In which country is this mountain located?
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USA (Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii)
Question 12 of Pauls Quiz 357 in General Knowledge
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Which breathtaking sight is found in Sagarmatha National Park?
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Mount Everest
Question 6 of Pauls Quiz 332 in General Knowledge
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As of December 2020, what is now 0.86m higher than previously calculated?
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Mt. Everest
Question 4 of Pauls Quiz of the Year 2020 in QOTY Quizzes
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On 16 May 1975, a Japanese climber became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Who was she?
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Junko Tabei
Question 4 of 16th May Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
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Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man in history to stand on which three very isolated locations?
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The summit of Mt Everest, the South Pole and the North Pole.
Question 9 of Pauls People Quiz 2 in People Quizzes
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Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on 2 June 1953. What exciting news from Asia reached London that very morning?
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The news that Mount Everest had been climbed (by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay)
Question 1 of 2nd June Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
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The first man to reach the summit of Everest, with Tenzing Norgay, died on 11 January 2008. Who was he?
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Edmund Hillary
Question 17 of 11th January Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
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On 8 May 1978, two climbers became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest without bottled oxygen. Name either of them.
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Reinhold Messner or Peter Habeler
Question 6 of 8th May Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
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George Mallory, who some claim may have been the first man to conquer Mt Everest, is credited with which famous three word reply?
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"Because it's there." In reply to the question "Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?"
Question 2 of Pauls Quiz 284 in General Knowledge
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Chomolunga and Sagarmatha are alternative names for what?
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Mount Everest.
Question 7 of Pot Luck Quiz 19 in Pot Luck Quizzes
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"Because it is there"
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George Mallory, on being asked why he wanted to climb Mt Everest
Question 4 of Who Said It Quiz 3 in People Quizzes
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Although no one will ever know for certain, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine may have been the first two men to have accomplished which towering feat in 1924?
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Reach the summit of Mt Everest
Question 19 of Pub Quiz 130 in Complete Pub Quizzes
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Before mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on earth?
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Mount Everest.
Question 8 of Lateral Thinking Quiz 1 in Other Quizzes
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Alison Hargreaves became the first woman to do what?
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conquer everest without the help of oxygen of sherpas
Question 3 of 13th May Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
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Which actor, in Galahad of Everest, followed in the footsteps of Mallory?s attempt on Everest?
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Brian Blessed
Question 3 of Movie and Moviestars Quiz 16 in TV/Movies Quizzes
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In what mountain range is Mount Everest?
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The Himalayas
Question 9 of Geography Quiz 23 in Geography/Places
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George Everest was responsible for the naming of which?
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Mount Everest
Question 4 of Geography Quiz 15 in Geography/Places
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The Nepalese call it Sagamartha and in Tibet it is Mi-ti gu-ti cha-pu long na what is its English name?
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Mount Everest
Question 9 of Foreign Names Quiz 1 in Other Quizzes
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In what year was Mount Everest first climbed?
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1953
Question 4 of History Quiz 13 in History Quizzes
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What event took place in Britain the day after Everest was conquered?
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Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth Ii
Question 18 of History Quiz 13 in History Quizzes
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What is the highest mountain in the world?
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Everest
Question 12 of Geography Quiz 10 in Geography/Places
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True or false: Mount Everest is the largest Mountain on earth
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False (it is the highest. Largest is Mauna Loa)
Question 2 of Billys Fun Quiz 3 in Other Quizzes
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The Tibetans call it ?Goddess Mother of the World?, what do we know it as?
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Mount Everest
Question 16 of Geography Quiz 7 in Geography/Places
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Name the 2 of the 3 flags placed by Hillary in the summit of Everest in 1953?
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British, Nepal and the UN
Question 8 of 1950s Quiz 1 in History Quizzes
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What was the reply when someone asked Mallory, the mountaineer, who died on Mt. Everest, why he wanted to climb the mountain?
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Because it's there.
Question 10 of Who Said It Quiz 1 in People Quizzes
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Born 1919, The New Zealand High Commissioner to India who was the first man to reach the summit of Everest?
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Edmund Hillary
Question 1 of 20th July Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
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Which 2 people conquered Everest On this day in 1953?
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Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing
Question 10 of 29th May Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
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