1. Where was Sir Edmund Hillary born?

    New Delhi, India

    Dublin, Ireland

    England's East Midlands

    Auckland, New Zealand

2. When was he born?

    December 15, 1925

    July 20, 1919

    January 26, 1917

    October 2, 1923

3. What did his father, Percival, do for a living?

    taught secondary school and was a published poet

    newspaper editor, farmer, and beekeeper

    raised and trained racehorses

    a successful inventor

4. How old was Hillary when he saw snow for the first time?

    16

    20

    29

    12

5. When did Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest?

    June 18, 1951

    March 2, 1954

    May 29, 1953

    July 27, 1952

6. Who stood on 'top of the world' with Hillary, on Everest's summit, that morning?

    Tenzing Norgay

    Eric Shipton

    John Hunt

    Charles Evans

7. What flags were flown that morning on the summit of Everest?

    Nepal, India, United Nations, and United Kingdom

    Explorer's Club, Hillary Family Flag, New Zealand, and Ireland

    Pakistan, New Zealand, USA, and Ireland

    National Geographic, Ireland, New Zealand, and USA

8. Hillary's sister made him something for his attempt on Everest. What was it?

    sun hat

    watch band

    good luck charm

    thick, woolen socks

9. Where did Hillary NEVER explore?

    United States' Rocky Mts.

    New Zealand's Southern Alps

    India's Ganges River

    South Pole

10. Was Sir Edmund the only Hillary to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

    Yes

    No