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Tallest of the Tall

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Tallest of the Tall game quiz
"Test your knowledge of the tallest of the mightiest mountains of the world."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Everybody knows that the tallest mountain in the world is Mt. Everest and it was first climbed by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. But this colossal mountain has other names, which of the following isn't one of them?
    Chomolongma
    Jolmo Lungma
    Sagarmatha
    Chogori


2. Mt. Godwin Austen, named for its first surveyor, is more commonly known by which name?
    Answer: (One Word)


3. Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world, was summited (reached the top) on May 25th, 1955, by a team lead by Charles Evans of England?
    True
    False


4. A couloir decorates the west face of Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain in the world, what is a couloir?
    a massive glacier
    a rift
    a vertical rock face
    a Tibetian graveyard


5. Makalu, the fifth highest mountain, was not climbed from the west face until which year?
    1997
    1955
    1963
    1982


6. The sixth highest mountain in the world, Cho Oyu, is also considered to be the safest to climb among the over 8 km peaks of the world?
    True
    False


7. Dhaulagiri, the seventh-highest peak in the world, means what?
    pearl of the snow
    the giant
    white mountain
    goddess of the sky


8. In 1974, Manaslu, the eighth-highest peak was first climbed by an all-female team, making it the first ascent of over 8 km by a woman. Of what nationality were these pioneering women?
    Japan
    Canada
    Switzerland
    Australia


9. How many people were killed when Hermann Buhl first climbed Nanga Parbat, the ninth tallest peak in the world?
    4
    26
    1
    11


10. Annapurna, the tenth highest peak in the world, and the most dangerous, was the only one of the over 8 km peaks to be climbed before Mt. Everest?
    True
    False


11. The next top three peaks in the world (11th, 12th and 13th) are all part of the same massif. Which of the following peaks is not part of this massif?
    Hidden Peak
    Broad Peak
    Shisha Pangma
    Gasherbrum II


12. Where is the tallest active volcano in the world?
    Indonesia
    Mexico
    Russia
    Chile


13. How many of the world's mountains tower over 8 kilometers?
    Answer: (One Number)


14. Which of the following climbers was the first to climb all of the over 8 km peaks?
    Carlos Carsolio
    Jerzy "Jurek" Kukuczka
    Reinhold Messner
    Juan Oiarzabal


15. Who was the first climber to reach the "Seven Summits", the highest mountain on each of the seven continents?
    Pat Morrow
    Reinhold Messner
    Richard Bass
    Gerry Roach


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Compiled Apr 09 13