Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

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• Question #1

  Who was the Bengali computer who calculated that Peak XV was the highest mountain in the world in 1852?

  • A

    Edward Norton
  • B

    George Everest
  • C

    Andrew Waugh
  • D

    Radhanath Sikhdar

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• Question #2

  What did the rimpoche give the author during their meeting at Tengboche monastery?

  • A

    Error sit voluptatem accusantium
  • B

    Illo inventore veritatis et quasi
  • C

    Ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas
  • D

    Magni dolores eos qui ratione

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• Question #3

  What was the name of the Sherpa who fell into a crevasse near Base Camp before the expedition arrived, prompting Rob Hall to rush to assist?

  • A

    Rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae
  • B

    Vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim
  • C

    Odit aut fugit, sed quia
  • D

    Nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui

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• Question #4

  Sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor?

  • A

    Inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae
  • B

    Voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit
  • C

    Dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi
  • D

    Ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci

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• Question #5

  Amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut?

  • A

    Dicta sunt explicabo.
  • B

    Aut fugit, sed quia
  • C

    Neque porro quisquam
  • D

    Velit, sed quia non