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Coldest Places on Earth Trivia Quiz

There are a lot of cold places all around the world, not just in the polar regions. Here is a quiz about some of the coldest places on Earth.

A multiple-choice quiz by kana205. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kana205

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
359,118

Updated
Jul 28 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2191

Last 3 plays: Catja (10/10), mspurple54 (1/10), Guest 184 (7/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. This town in the United States has extremely cold weather during March and April. Swans, Canadian geese, golden eagles, and bald eagles love to migrate to this town in Montana. Which one is it? Hint

Rogers Pass

Glasgow

Columbia Falls

Choteau

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Question 2 of 10

2. This ghost town in Yukon, Canada, located on the Yukon River, was once a trading post. It was almost deserted in the 1950s because of its cold climate. It is only accessible by boat or plane. What town is this? Hint

Upper Liard

Aishihik

Fort Selkirk

Herschel

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Question 3 of 10

3. This settlement in Alaska is home to the United States' coldest temperatures. It is about 25 miles away from the city of Bettles. It is also the home to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Which one is it? Hint

Deltana

Portage Creek

Fort Yukon

Prospect Creek

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which village in Yukon, Canada is right by the Alaska Highway in the valley of the White River? It used to be the home of a military airfield. Hint

Carmacks

Snag

Faro

Teslin

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Question 5 of 10

5. This ice station in Greenland has a name that means "mid-ice" in English and "ice-center" in German. It is in the center of an ice field, and has claimed at least one life since it was founded. What is its name? Hint

Nuuk

Qassimiut

Eismitte

Saarloq

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Question 6 of 10

6. What place was a research station of the British North Greenland Expedition from 1952 to 1954 in Greenland? Hint

Qaqortoq

Ikamiut

Ukkusissat

North Ice

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Question 7 of 10

7. This town, located in the Sakha Republic in Russia, has extreme differences in summer and winter. The town is also known as the northern "Pole of Cold". What small town is this? Hint

Saint Petersburg

Verkhoyansk

Osinniki

Snezhinsk

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Question 8 of 10

8. This village, also in the Sakha Republic in Russia, has been featured on a number of TV shows. It is known as the other "Pole of Cold". It is named after a river. What village is this? Hint

Mikhaylovka

Vyazma

Oymyakon

Gorno-Altaysk

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which research station in Antarctica, located in the Arctic Plateau, has been inactive since 1969? Hint

Plateau Station

Neumayer Station

Bellingshausen Station

Signy Research Station

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Question 10 of 10

10. This research station in Antarctica is known as one of the coldest places on Earth. The Russian Antarctic Research Station is located here. It is at the southern "Pole of Cold". What research station is this? Hint

Mawson Station

Progress Station

Orcadas Base

Vostok Station

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Rogers Pass

Rogers Pass sits on the Continental Divide in Montana. The town is named after A.B. Rogers who also has another town named after him in British Columbia, Canada. It, too, is called Rogers Pass. The average low temperatures in Rogers Pass, Montana in March and April are 22 and 30 degrees Fahrenheit, respectively.

Answer: Fort Selkirk

Fort Selkirk is, as you may say, a "ghost town". There is no road access. The coldest month is typically January.

Answer: Prospect Creek

Prospect Creek experiences sub-arctic climates with the long winters and short summers. The coldest recorded temperature in the 20th century United States was in Prospect Creek (-79.8�F in 1975). The settlement's coldest month is usually February.

4. Which village in Yukon, Canada is right by the Alaska Highway in the valley of the White River? It used to be the home of a military airfield.

Answer: Snag

Snag has many days where it is just foggy skies and freezing winds. On February 3, 1947 the record low for North America was set as -81�F. Its coldest month is usually January.

Answer: Eismitte

Eismitte, Greenland was the site of an Arctic expedition that took place from July 1930 to August 1931. It claimed the life of Alfred Wegener during that expedition. Its coldest temperatures are usually recorded in February.

6. What place was a research station of the British North Greenland Expedition from 1952 to 1954 in Greenland?

Answer: North Ice

The commander who led the research was James Simpson RN. Its coldest temperatures are usually recorded in February.

7. This town, located in the Sakha Republic in Russia, has extreme differences in summer and winter. The town is also known as the northern "Pole of Cold". What small town is this?

Answer: Verkhoyansk

Verkhoyansk is a small town that lies in the Sakha Republic in Russia. In January 2012, an estimated four hundred wolves killed most of the town's horses.

8. This village, also in the Sakha Republic in Russia, has been featured on a number of TV shows. It is known as the other "Pole of Cold". It is named after a river. What village is this?

Answer: Oymyakon

Oymyakon is named after the Oymyakon River. According to the 2005 census, the population was only 472 at the time. During World War II, Oymyakon was an airfield for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route. The other "Pole of Cold" is Verkhoyansk.

9. Which research station in Antarctica, located in the Arctic Plateau, has been inactive since 1969?

Answer: Plateau Station

Plateau Station is located on the central Arctic Plateau. It is the remotest and coldest of any United States stations on the continent of Antarctica. Its coldest month is July.

Answer: Vostok Station

"Vostok" is Russian for "east". This research station is named after the lead ship of the First Russian Antarctic Expedition. Vostok Station was established in 1957. By the 20th century, its coldest recorded temperature was −103.7 �F, which occurred in August 1987.

Source: Author kana205

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