Q 01/05

Which two countries share the summit of Mount Everest on their border?

A) Bhutan and China

B) Nepal and China

C) India and Nepal

D) Nepal and Bhutan

Answer · why

B) Nepal and China

The mountain lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas.

Q 02/05

What official height for Everest did Nepal and China jointly announce in December 2020?

A) 8,844.43 m

B) 8,846 m

C) 8,848 m

D) 8,848.86 m

Answer · why

D) 8,848.86 m

The two countries had argued for years over whether to measure the rock head or the snow cap.

Q 03/05

What is Mount Everest called in Nepali?

A) Qomolangma

B) Dhaulagiri

C) Sagarmatha

D) Kangchenjunga

Answer · why

C) Sagarmatha

The name is usually translated as goddess of the sky or the head in the great blue sky.

Q 04/05

What does the Tibetan name for Everest, Qomolangma, literally mean?

A) Roof of the world

B) Holy mother

C) Sky father

D) Snow giant

Answer · why

B) Holy mother

The name was first recorded in the 1721 Kangxi Atlas.

Q 05/05

Under what temporary label did the British survey know Everest before it was named?

A) Peak XV

B) Peak B-2

C) Peak Alpha

D) Peak IX

Answer · why

A) Peak XV

Kangchenjunga, then thought to be the world's highest, was Peak IX in the same numbering.