On Those Cold Winter Nights... Quiz

Answer: Crowberry

The Arctic Tundra is an area of low temperatures and short growing seasons. Only low growing plants live here. These include moss, lichen, and heath. There are no trees in the Arctic Tundra.

Answer: The middle of the Arctic Ocean

While the South Pole lies in the middle of a landmass known as Antarctica, the opposite side of the planet known as the North Pole lies in the middle of Arctic Ocean. The ocean is covered by a huge ice sheet. This ice sheet shrinks in size during the short summer and gets much larger in the winter.

Answer: South Pole

Because the North Pole is located in the Arctic Sea most of the region is sea level. The South Pole has numerous mountains. The Amundsen-Scott Base on the South Pole has a altitude of 2,835 meters (9,300 ft). That is higher than most cities in the world.

Answer: Spitzbergen

Spitzbergen was discovered by the famous Dutch explorer Willem Barents in 1596. The Norwegian government administers Spitzbergen. It set up a seed bank to store as many seeds of the world's plant species as possible. Spitzbergen is so far north that from November to January it is in complete darkness.

Answer: No

Both Arctic and Antarctica have a Greek origin. Arctic comes from the word 'Arktos' meaning the Great Bear constellation. Antarctica means opposite the bear.

Answer: Gates of the Arctic

There are no roads in Gates of the Arctic National Park. It is the least visited park in the National Park System. There are caribou, musk ox and brown bears in this frigid terrain. This is one of the few places in the Arctic with trees.

Answer: A northern group of islands belonging to Russia

Franz Josef Land is a northern group of islands belonging to Russia. These islands are largely uninhabited except for scientists and a few soldiers. Even in summers the temperature does not rise above the freezing point. Most of the land is covered by glacial ice all year.

Answer: Alexander

Alexander Island was discovered in 1821 by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. He named it for his patron Tsar Alexander I. Today it is meteorological research station and a refueling base.

Answer: False

The Mertz-Ninnis Valley is an underwater valley named after the Mertz Glacier and the Ninnis Glacier in Antarctica. These two glaciers are two of the largest in the world.

Answer: Bouvet

Despite its southern location, Bouvet Island is a dependency of Norway and was discovered by a French explorer in 1739. The Vela Incident occurred in 1979, when a satellite recorded a bright flash of light there. Theories include a meteor strike and a bomb detonation, but the actual reason is not known. Bouvet's internet code is .bv.