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Exploring Antarctica Trivia Quiz

Adventuresome souls from many different countries participated in the exploration of Antarctica. This international spirit culminated in the Antarctic Treaty, preserving the continent for peaceful scientific research. Here are some high points.

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

Author
chessart

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
419

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1423

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who became, in 1773, the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle? Hint

Ferdinand Magellan

Captain James Cook

John Davis

Jean-Baptiste Bouvet de Lozier

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who became, in 1820, the first to see the Antarctic Continent? Hint

Frederick Hasselborough

Thaddeus von Bellingshausen

William Smith

Nathaniel Palmer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Whose expedition was trapped in the ice in 1898 and drifted helplessly for a year, thereby becoming the first to survive an Antarctic winter? Hint

James Weddell

Adrien de Gerlache

John Biscoe

Sir James Clark Ross

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Question 4 of 10

4. Whose crew became the first to winter on the Antarctic continent when they built huts and spent the 1899 winter on Cape Adare? Hint

Otto Nordenskjold

Henryk Bull

Carl Larsen

Carsten Borchgrevink

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who won the race to become the first to reach the South Pole when he arrived there on December 14, 1911? Hint

Erich von Drygalski

Jean Charcot

Roald Amundsen

W. S. Bruce

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which country's flag was planted upon first arrival at the South Pole? Hint

Japan

Great Britain

Norway

France

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who lost the race to the South Pole, arriving there on January 18, 1912, only to find that his rival had already been there a month earlier? Hint

Ernest Shackleton

Nobu Shirase

Douglas Mawson

Robert F. Scott

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first to fly over the South Pole, accomplishing this on November 28, 1929? Hint

Lincoln Ellsworth

Amelia Earhart

Richard Byrd

Charles Lindbergh

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what year did the International Geophysical Year begin, in which scientists from 67 countries cooperated in Antarctic research? Hint

1937

1917

1957

1977

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Antarctic Treaty, guaranteeing that the continent 'shall forever be used exclusively for peaceful purposes', took effect in what year? Hint

1946

1999

1961

1920

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who became, in 1773, the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle?

Answer: Captain James Cook

2. Who became, in 1820, the first to see the Antarctic Continent?

Answer: Thaddeus von Bellingshausen

3. Whose expedition was trapped in the ice in 1898 and drifted helplessly for a year, thereby becoming the first to survive an Antarctic winter?

Answer: Adrien de Gerlache

4. Whose crew became the first to winter on the Antarctic continent when they built huts and spent the 1899 winter on Cape Adare?

Answer: Carsten Borchgrevink

5. Who won the race to become the first to reach the South Pole when he arrived there on December 14, 1911?

Answer: Roald Amundsen

Amundsen's original intention was to go to the North Pole. But he changed his plans after he learned in 1909 that the North Pole had been reached. However, for the next year he kept his change of plans a secret from everyone but a few trusted associates, not even telling most of his crew until 3 hours before it was time to depart for Antarctica.

6. Which country's flag was planted upon first arrival at the South Pole?

Answer: Norway

Roald Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer who raced against Robert Falcon Scott of England to see who would be the first to reach the South Pole. Amundsen took dogs, dogs and more dogs, while Scott took all manner of machinery to try and get there first. Scott and his party perished on the return journey.

7. Who lost the race to the South Pole, arriving there on January 18, 1912, only to find that his rival had already been there a month earlier?

Answer: Robert F. Scott

Terribly discouraged after making the tortuous journey, Scott and all his team members died on the return trip. The bodies of Scott and two of his crew members were not discovered until the following November, when they were found dead in their tent.

8. Who was the first to fly over the South Pole, accomplishing this on November 28, 1929?

Answer: Richard Byrd

Ellsworth became, in 1935, the first to fly all the way across the continent.

9. In what year did the International Geophysical Year begin, in which scientists from 67 countries cooperated in Antarctic research?

Answer: 1957

10. The Antarctic Treaty, guaranteeing that the continent 'shall forever be used exclusively for peaceful purposes', took effect in what year?

Answer: 1961

Source: Author chessart

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