Q 01/05

How high is K2?

A) 8,611 m

B) 8,685 m

C) 8,749 m

D) 8,849 m

Answer · why

A) 8,611 m

That makes it the second-highest mountain on Earth after Everest.

Q 02/05

In which mountain range does K2 stand?

A) The Hindu Kush

B) The Karakoram

C) The Himalayas

D) The Pamirs

Answer · why

B) The Karakoram

The range is generally considered separate from the Himalayas.

Q 03/05

K2 sits on the border between which two countries?

A) Pakistan and China

B) Nepal and China

C) India and China

D) India and Pakistan

Answer · why

A) Pakistan and China

It lies partly in Gilgit-Baltistan and partly in China's Xinjiang region.

Q 04/05

Which climber's remark that 'it's a savage mountain that tries to kill you' gave K2 its famous nickname?

A) Charles Houston

B) George Bell

C) Walter Bonatti

D) Reinhold Messner

Answer · why

B) George Bell

He was a member of the 1953 American expedition.

Q 05/05

Before 2021, roughly how many people died on K2 for every four who reached the top?

A) One

B) One in twenty

C) Two

D) One in forty

Answer · why

A) One

By August 2023 an estimated 800 people had summited, with 96 deaths.