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Antarctica Mania Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about the cold barren land that is truly "down under"?

A multiple-choice quiz by NatureKid034. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
NatureKid034

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
92,637

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1273

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which one of these countries does not send scientists either in the winter and the fall to study the climate of Antarctica? Hint

Japan

India

Estonia

South Africa

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Antarctic Treaty which delegates the laws for the territory of Antarctic is in effect from ninety degrees south to what line of latitude? Hint

50 Degrees South

25 Degrees South

60 Degrees South

5 Degrees South

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Question 3 of 10

3. If you wanted to watch television in Antarctica, where would you go? Hint

Graham Land

McMurdo Sound

South Orkeney Islands

Victoria Land

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which geographic direction is the volcanic activity on Antarctica the greatest? Hint

West

North

South

East

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the only common dolphin found around the waters of the Antarctic? Hint

Arnoux's Beaked

Hourglass

Blue

Southern Right

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Question 6 of 10

6. There are exactly nineteen of what in Antarctica as of the year 2002? Hint

Scientific Stations

Flags Flying at the South Pole

Meteorite Findings

Airports

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first person to cross what is now known as the Antarctic Circle? Hint

Fabien Bellingshausen

Robert Amundsen

John Davis

James Cook

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the first year that a woman stepped onto the Antarctica continent? Hint

2000

1960

1935

1874

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Question 9 of 10

9. What geographic section of Antarctica statistically is the coldest? Hint

North

East

West

South

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Question 10 of 10

10. If you wanted to witness the hatching of Antarctic baby chicks in the Antarctic summer, during what month should you most likely to go? Hint

December

August

July

February

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which one of these countries does not send scientists either in the winter and the fall to study the climate of Antarctica?

Answer: Estonia

The total of twenty nine countries that send scientists to Antarctica are: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Finland, France, Italy, South Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Ukraine, and Uruguay.

2. The Antarctic Treaty which delegates the laws for the territory of Antarctic is in effect from ninety degrees south to what line of latitude?

Answer: 60 Degrees South

The Antarctic Treaty is officially the rules of the barren iceland. It dictates such things as military use, science uses, and the claim of land. It was signed into effect on December 1, 1959. In 2002, 44 countries recognized this treaty.

3. If you wanted to watch television in Antarctica, where would you go?

Answer: McMurdo Sound

It is here in McMurdo Sound that there are several hundred televisions for United States military and scientific use.

4. In which geographic direction is the volcanic activity on Antarctica the greatest?

Answer: West

It is here where you can find Mount Erebus, the most southerly volcano, and Deception Island, where the volcanic activity around the island actually makes the surrounding water warm enough that you can swim in it.

5. What is the only common dolphin found around the waters of the Antarctic?

Answer: Hourglass

The Arnoux's Beaked, Bottlenose, and Southern Right all join the Humpback, Mink, Fin, Killer, Sperm, and Blue whales as the common whales around Antarctice. The Hourglass Dolphin usually travels in groups of six to a dozen.

6. There are exactly nineteen of what in Antarctica as of the year 2002?

Answer: Airports

However, of the nineteen, none are commercial airports and all are used by various world governments for either scientific or military purposes.

7. Who was the first person to cross what is now known as the Antarctic Circle?

Answer: James Cook

Fabien Bellingshausen is the first person who claimed to see Antarctica and John Davis was the first person to ever step foot on the continent.

8. What was the first year that a woman stepped onto the Antarctica continent?

Answer: 1935

The first woman ever to step on the grounds of Antarctica was named Caroline Mikkelsen. She completed the fateful task in 1935.

9. What geographic section of Antarctica statistically is the coldest?

Answer: East

The frigid temperatures in Eastern Antarctica daily usually reach down to as cold as eighty degrees below freezing on the Celsius scale.

10. If you wanted to witness the hatching of Antarctic baby chicks in the Antarctic summer, during what month should you most likely to go?

Answer: December

December and January are the warmest months in Antarctica and when life is reborn on the frigid continent where it takes much force and adaptability to survive.

Source: Author NatureKid034

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