FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about Sir Edmund Hillary Conquers Everest
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.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. People Trivia
  6. »
  7. Explorers
  8. »
  9. Mt Everest

Author
LindaC007
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
53,616
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1429
- -
Question 1 of 10
1. Where was Sir Edmund Hillary born? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. When was he born? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What did his father, Percival, do for a living? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. How old was Hillary when he saw snow for the first time? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. When did Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who stood on 'top of the world' with Hillary, on Everest's summit, that morning? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What flags were flown that morning on the summit of Everest? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Hillary's sister made him something for his attempt on Everest. What was it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where did Hillary NEVER explore? Hint


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



(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

arrow Select a User ID:
arrow Choose a Password:
arrow Your Email:




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

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor gtho4 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
3/29/2024, Copyright 2024 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us