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Tititea - Quiz
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  • 1. What is Mount Aspiring / Tititea's rank among New Zealand mountains by height?
A) 23rd-highest
B) 5th-highest
C) 10th-highest
D) 1st-highest
  • 2. What is the altitude of Mount Aspiring / Tititea?
A) 4,000 metres (13,123 ft)
B) 3,500 metres (11,483 ft)
C) 2,500 metres (8,202 ft)
D) 3,033 metres (9,951 ft)
  • 3. Who named Mount Aspiring in December 1857?
A) Alec Graham
B) John Turnbull Thomson
C) Jack Clarke
D) Bernard Head
  • 4. What is the Māori name for Mount Aspiring and who was it named after?
A) Aspiring, a chief of the Ngāi Tahu
B) Tititea, a chief of the Waitaha iwi
C) Matukituki, after a river
D) Waitaha, a region in South Island
  • 5. What nickname is often given to Mount Aspiring / Tititea?
A) "the Kilimanjaro of the South"
B) "the Everest of New Zealand"
C) "the Matterhorn of the South"
D) "the Denali of the South"
  • 6. In what year was Mount Aspiring / Tititea's official name updated to include its Māori name?
A) 1998
B) 1964
C) 1909
D) 1857
  • 7. Which national park was named after Mount Aspiring in 1964?
A) Fiordland National Park
B) Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
C) Westland Tai Poutini National Park
D) Mount Aspiring National Park
  • 8. Where is Mount Aspiring / Tititea located in relation to Lake Wānaka?
A) 30 kilometres west
B) 40 kilometres south
C) 20 kilometres east
D) 50 kilometres north
  • 9. Which three major glacial systems are associated with Mount Aspiring / Tititea?
A) Aspiring Hut, Raspberry Flat, and Mount Aspiring Hut
B) Matukituki Valley, French Ridge, and Bevan Col
C) Bonar Glacier, Volta Glacier, and Therma Glacier
D) Waipara River, Arawhata River, and Waitoto River
  • 10. Which river does the Bonar Glacier drain into?
A) Waiatoto River
B) Waipara River
C) Arawhata River
D) West Coast
  • 11. What is the first hut climbers encounter on their way to Mount Aspiring?
A) French Ridge Hut
B) Mount Aspiring Hut
C) Bonar Glacier Hut
D) Bevan Col Hut
  • 12. How far is the Mount Aspiring Hut from the end of the road at Raspberry Flat?
A) 12 kilometres (approximately three hours' walk)
B) 8 kilometres (approximately two hours' walk)
C) 15 kilometres (approximately four hours' walk)
D) 5 kilometres (approximately one hour's walk)
  • 13. Which route is most commonly used to ascend Mount Aspiring?
A) South Volta Glacier
B) East Matukituki Valley
C) West Matukituki Valley
D) North Bonar Glacier
  • 14. Who were the first people to climb Mount Aspiring / Tititea?
A) A group of Ngāi Tahu climbers
B) John Turnbull Thomson and his team
C) An expedition from the Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
D) Major Bernard Head and guides Jack Clarke and Alec Graham
  • 15. On what date did the first ascent of Mount Aspiring occur?
A) 1 January 1900
B) 15 August 1910
C) 23 November 1909
D) 30 December 1925
  • 16. Which route did the first ascent party take to reach the summit ridge?
A) North face from the Therma Glacier
B) South face from the Matukituki River
C) East face from the Volta Glacier
D) West face from the Bonar Glacier
  • 17. Why do many climbers opt to fly in via helicopter when approaching Mount Aspiring?
A) Due to lack of huts
B) Because of the gruelling approach
C) To avoid the Bonar Glacier
D) To reach the summit faster
  • 18. What is a common reason for accidents and deaths on Mount Aspiring?
A) Unpredictable weather conditions
B) Its popularity with climbers and trampers
C) Absence of rescue services
D) Lack of climbing routes
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