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Tititea - Quiz
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  • 1. What is Mount Aspiring / Tititea's rank among New Zealand mountains by height?
A) 23rd-highest
B) 1st-highest
C) 10th-highest
D) 5th-highest
  • 2. What is the altitude of Mount Aspiring / Tititea?
A) 3,500 metres (11,483 ft)
B) 2,500 metres (8,202 ft)
C) 3,033 metres (9,951 ft)
D) 4,000 metres (13,123 ft)
  • 3. Who named Mount Aspiring in December 1857?
A) Alec Graham
B) Bernard Head
C) Jack Clarke
D) John Turnbull Thomson
  • 4. What is the Māori name for Mount Aspiring and who was it named after?
A) Matukituki, after a river
B) Waitaha, a region in South Island
C) Aspiring, a chief of the Ngāi Tahu
D) Tititea, a chief of the Waitaha iwi
  • 5. What nickname is often given to Mount Aspiring / Tititea?
A) "the Kilimanjaro of the South"
B) "the Matterhorn of the South"
C) "the Denali of the South"
D) "the Everest of New Zealand"
  • 6. In what year was Mount Aspiring / Tititea's official name updated to include its Māori name?
A) 1909
B) 1998
C) 1964
D) 1857
  • 7. Which national park was named after Mount Aspiring in 1964?
A) Westland Tai Poutini National Park
B) Fiordland National Park
C) Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
D) Mount Aspiring National Park
  • 8. Where is Mount Aspiring / Tititea located in relation to Lake Wānaka?
A) 30 kilometres west
B) 40 kilometres south
C) 20 kilometres east
D) 50 kilometres north
  • 9. Which three major glacial systems are associated with Mount Aspiring / Tititea?
A) Waipara River, Arawhata River, and Waitoto River
B) Bonar Glacier, Volta Glacier, and Therma Glacier
C) Matukituki Valley, French Ridge, and Bevan Col
D) Aspiring Hut, Raspberry Flat, and Mount Aspiring Hut
  • 10. Which river does the Bonar Glacier drain into?
A) Arawhata River
B) Waiatoto River
C) Waipara River
D) West Coast
  • 11. What is the first hut climbers encounter on their way to Mount Aspiring?
A) French Ridge Hut
B) Bonar Glacier Hut
C) Mount Aspiring Hut
D) Bevan Col Hut
  • 12. How far is the Mount Aspiring Hut from the end of the road at Raspberry Flat?
A) 8 kilometres (approximately two hours' walk)
B) 15 kilometres (approximately four hours' walk)
C) 12 kilometres (approximately three hours' walk)
D) 5 kilometres (approximately one hour's walk)
  • 13. Which route is most commonly used to ascend Mount Aspiring?
A) West Matukituki Valley
B) East Matukituki Valley
C) North Bonar Glacier
D) South Volta Glacier
  • 14. Who were the first people to climb Mount Aspiring / Tititea?
A) John Turnbull Thomson and his team
B) A group of Ngāi Tahu climbers
C) An expedition from the Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
D) Major Bernard Head and guides Jack Clarke and Alec Graham
  • 15. On what date did the first ascent of Mount Aspiring occur?
A) 15 August 1910
B) 30 December 1925
C) 1 January 1900
D) 23 November 1909
  • 16. Which route did the first ascent party take to reach the summit ridge?
A) South face from the Matukituki River
B) West face from the Bonar Glacier
C) East face from the Volta Glacier
D) North face from the Therma Glacier
  • 17. Why do many climbers opt to fly in via helicopter when approaching Mount Aspiring?
A) To avoid the Bonar Glacier
B) To reach the summit faster
C) Due to lack of huts
D) Because of the gruelling approach
  • 18. What is a common reason for accidents and deaths on Mount Aspiring?
A) Lack of climbing routes
B) Its popularity with climbers and trampers
C) Unpredictable weather conditions
D) Absence of rescue services
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