- 1. On what date did a Calgary physician die in Tibet?
A) 22 May 2016
B) 11 May 2016
C) 21 May 2016
D) 12 May 2016
- 2. How old was Phurba Sherpa when he died in 2016?
A) 25
B) 38
C) 40
D) 35
- 3. What company suffered two fatalities during the 2016 season?
A) Arnold Coster Expeditions
B) West Bengal Mountaineering
C) Himalayan Rescue Association
D) Trekking Camp Nepal
- 4. Who led the Indian expedition from West Bengal?
A) Leslie Binns
B) Loben Sherpa
C) Subhash Pal
D) Jinchol Cha
- 5. Which member of the Indian expedition had to be rescued on the way down?
A) Sunita Hazra
B) Paresh Nath
C) Goutam Ghosh
D) Subhash Pal
- 6. On what date did the Indian expedition attempt to climb the peak?
A) 11 May
B) 25 May
C) 21 May
D) 22 May
- 7. Where did Paresh and Goutam become sick during the ascent?
A) Near Camp II
B) Near Camp IV
C) Near the summit
D) Near the Hillary Step
- 8. Who reached the summit of Mount Everest on 21 May 2016?
A) Goutam Ghosh
B) Subhash Pal
C) Sunita Hazra
D) Paresh Nath
- 9. What was the cause of Subhash Pal's death?
A) Hypothermia
B) A fall
C) Dehydration
D) Starvation
- 10. Where did Subhash Pal collapse on 22 May 2016?
A) Hillary Step ice wall
B) Camp IV
C) Camp II
D) The summit
- 11. Who gave up their summit bid to help rescue Sunita Hazra?
A) Leslie Binns
B) Lakpa Sherpa
C) Jinchol Cha
D) Loben Sherpa
- 12. How many fingers did Sunita Hazra lose due to frostbite?
A) One
B) Two
C) Four
D) Three
- 13. Where was Sunita Hazra treated after being rescued?
A) Himalayan Clinic
B) Kathmandu General Hospital
C) Norvic International Hospital
D) Calgary Medical Center
- 14. Why could Paresh's and Goutam's bodies not be retrieved until 2017?
A) Government regulations
B) Lack of equipment
C) High altitude sickness
D) Bad weather
- 15. How many members were in the full Indian expedition team?
A) Eight
B) Six
C) Eleven
D) Four
- 16. Why is the Nepalese government not counting Hazra's climb as a success?
A) She was rescued
B) She failed to reach the summit
C) Lack of evidence
D) She lost fingers
- 17. How many total deaths were recorded for the Everest Massif by the end of the season?
A) Six
B) Seven
C) Eight
D) Five
- 18. What entity airlifted Sunita Hazra from Camp II?
A) Himalayan Rescue Association
B) Arnold Coster Expeditions
C) The Indian Government
D) Trekking Camp Nepal
- 19. Which two countries contain Mount Everest?
A) China and Bhutan
B) Nepal and Pakistan
C) Nepal and China
D) India and Nepal
- 20. How many people according to the Nepal Department of Tourism made it to the summit by June 2016?
A) 641
B) 400
C) 456
D) 667
- 21. How many women were among the 456 summiters reported by the Nepal Department of Tourism?
A) 45
B) 25
C) 6
D) 19
- 22. What records are cited for 2016 by Elizabeth Hawley?
A) 641 summiters
B) 456 summiters
C) 800 summiters
D) 106 summiters
- 23. Which year set a record for the most summiters at around 667?
A) 2013
B) 2016
C) 2018
D) 2014
- 24. What service did Adrian Ballinger and Cory Richards use to relay information from their climb?
A) Facebook
B) Instagram
C) Snapchat
D) Twitter
- 25. Since what year has Mount Everest had a 3G wireless data communication network?
A) 2013
B) 2008
C) 2016
D) 2010
- 26. Who was the British climber who achieved his 12th Everest summit in 2016?
A) Dave Hahn
B) Bill Burke
C) Kenton Cool
D) Cory Richards
- 27. Which celebrity mountaineer completed her sixth summit without supplemental oxygen in 2016?
A) Alyssa Azar
B) Carla Perez
C) Napassaporn Chumnarnsit
D) Melissa Arnot
- 28. What is the medical purpose of Dexamethasone (Dex) mentioned in the text?
A) To reduce swelling in the brain
B) To increase lung capacity
C) To keep climbers awake
D) To prevent frostbite
- 29. Which climber mentioned in the text summited Everest with two artificial knees?
A) David Liano
B) A 61-year-old climber
C) Bill Burke
D) Kenton Cool
- 30. Which country saw its first climbers reach the summit in 2016?
A) Canada
B) Australia
C) Sri Lanka
D) Ecuador
- 31. What was the name of the corpse known as 'Sleeping Beauty' on Mount Everest?
A) Francys Arsentiev
B) Alyssa Azar
C) Melissa Arnot
D) Carla Perez
- 32. What type of disease was one climber trying to bring attention to while climbing in 2016?
A) HACE
B) Lewy body dementia
C) Cystic fibrosis
D) Hypoxia
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