Authors

What event inspired the Jon Kraukaer book, "Into Thin Air?"

• 2003Sulphur mine explosion in  Yemen
• Mountaineering expedition trapped on Mount Everest.
• First account of 'tele-transporting' in California
• Creation of ozone hole over Anarctic

Find is to lose as warm is to

• cool
• fire
• heat
• mittens

Which mountain range does Mount Everest sit in? 

• the Appalachian mountain range
• the Rocky mountain range
• the Himalayan mountain range
• the Andes mountain range

How high above sea level is the top of Mount Everest?

• 10,000 feet
• 16,000 feet
• 22,000 feet
• 29,000 feet

Read the following sentences from the text: "Mount Everest has high winds and freezing temperatures.  The air is thin, and there is a risk of avalanches."
How might these conditions impact a person's ability to climb Mount Everest?

• These conditions might make it easier for the person to climb Mount Everest
• These conditions might make it harder for the person to climb Mount Everest
• These conditions might make the person climb Mount Everest more quickly
• These conditions might make the person climb Mount Everest more quietly

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
For over one hundred years, people failed to climb Mount Everest.  ___________, in 1953, two men succeeded.

• Because
• Thus
• Finally
• Unfortunately

When did the first successful climb to the summit of Mount Everest happen?

• 1863
• 1922
• 1953
• 1963

Bonus: How high is Mount Everest?

• 8,848 feet
• 29,028 meters
• 29,028 feet
• 8,848 meters

attempt

• experience
• climb
• effort
• enjoyment

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inner strength

• powerful interest
• satisfaction
• health and condition of body
• bravery, courage and mental ability

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