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DO YOU KNOW YOUR HIMAL?
Arnica K. Panday

How muck do you really know about the mountain world qf´South andCentral Asia? Go through each multiple-choice question below, circling the answer you think is correct. Then turn to page 41 to see how you did.
1.    On what glacier did Eric Shipton supposedly
find the first Yeti footprints in 1951?
A.    Khumbu Glacier  B.   Manlung Glacier C.     Yalung Glacier    D.    Ngojumba Glacier
2.    What four major rivers do, according to
ancient legends, spring from Mt, Kailash?
A.    Salween, Mekong, Yangtse, Brahmaputra/
Yarlung Zangpo
B.    Brahmaputra, Tista, Meghna, Padma
C.    Sultej,   Brahmaputra/Yarlung  Zangpo,
Ganga, Indus
D.    Godavari, Narmada, Krishna, Mahanadi
3.    The first 8000 meter peak to be summited
was    and the last was    .
A.    Nanga Parvat; Dhaulagiri
B.    Broad Peak; Dhaulagixi
C.    K2/Godwin Austen/Chogori; Cho Oyu
D.    Annapurna; Shisha Pangma/Gosainlhan
4.    Which ethnic group is famous for its
communal longhouses?
A.    Naga    B.    Sherpa
C.    Nuristani    D.   Dafla
5.    What are the highest two mountains of
equal height?
A.    Chomolhari and Sia Kangri
B.    Phola Gangchen and Dhaulagiri IV
C.    Gasherbrum HI and Gyachung Kang
D.    Gurja Himal and Tarke Kang
6.    In what order did Everest receive its name?
A.    Everest – Chomolungma – Sagannatha
B.    Sagannatha – Chomolongma – Everest
C.    Sagannatha – Everest – Chomolongma
D.    Chomolongma – Everest – Sagarmatha
7.    Who named the mountain range north of
Tibet´s     Yarlung     Zangpo     river
"Transhimalaya´?
A.     Nain Singh    B.   Eric Shipton
C.     Sven Hedin    D.   Martin Conway
8.    In what year did the first fixed-wing
aeroplane overflight of Everest take place?
A.     1931    B.    1933
C.     1953    D.    1987
9.    What is Bhutan´s highest mountain?
A.    Gangkar Puenzum         B.   Chomolhari
C,    JejeKangphu    D.   Kula Kangri
10.    Rank the following capital cities from
northernmost to southernmost:
A.    Lhasa,   Kathmandu,   Thimpu,   Delhi,
Islamabad
B.    Lhasa,   Thimpu,   Islamabad,   Delhi,
Kathmandu
C.    Lhasa,   Islamabad,   Delhi,   Thimpu,
Kathmandu
D.    Islamabad,  Lhasa, Delhi,  Kathmandu,
Thimpu
11.    Which  of  the  following  hydropower
projects, planned or under construction, is
expected to produce the most electricity?
A.    Arun HI    B.   Karnali-Chisapani
C.    Tehri    D.   Narmada
12.    What town is located at the confluence of
the Bhagirathi and the Bhilangana rivers?
A.     Almora    B.   Mugling
C.     Tehri    D.   Waling
13.    Which 8000m peak was the first to be
climbed by women?   Where were they
from?
A.     Manaslu; Japan   B. Lhotse; Switzerland C.     Everest; Japan     D. Everest; Nepal
14.    What   are    the   southernmost   and
northernmost 8000m peak?
A.    Kanchenjunga and K2/Godwin Austen/
Chogori
B.    Makalu and Nanga Parvat
C.    Annapuma and Broad Peak
D.    Annapurna and Gasherbrum I
 
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15.    What mountain is shown in the picture
above?
A.    Numbur    B.   Jannu
C.     Kailash    D.   Machhapuchhare
16.    What is Asia´s northernmost 7000m peak?
A.    Pik Pobeda/ Mount Tomur
B.    K2/Godwin Austen/Chogori
C.    Mustagata    D.      Kongur
17.    Where is the 7556 meter high mountain
Minya Konya, also known as Gongga Shan,
located?
A.     Assam, India       B.      Qinghai, China
C.    Sichuan, China    D.      Afghanistan
18.    The Kunlun mountain range seperates Tibet
from:
A.    Xinjiang and the Takla Makan Desert
B.    Sichuan, China    C.      Nepal and Bhutan
D.    Ladakh and Kashmir
19.    Which is the longest glacier in Asia?
A.    Baltoro Glacier   B.      Khumbu Glacier
C.    Siachen Glacier   D.      Rongbuk Glacier
20.    Which Ganesh Himal Peak is also called
"Pabil´?
A.    Ganesh I, 7429m    B. Ganesh n, 7111m C.     Ganeshni,7110m D.GaneshIV,7052m

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