Who was the first person to climb Mount Everest? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who was the first person to climb Mount Everest?

A. George Mallory

B. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

C. Maurice Herzog

D. Reinhold Messner

Answer: Option B

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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953.

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