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1. Using dog sledges and experience gained in the Arctic, who was the first to reach the South Pole on December 14th, 1911?
2. On January 17th, 1912 the British Antarctic Expedition reached the South Pole. Who wrote in his journal, "Great God! this is an awful place and terrible enough for us to have laboured to it without the reward of priority"?
3. What method did the British Antarctic Expedition primarily use for pulling their sledges?
4. What was the advantage for Amundsen using Greenland huskies to pull the sledges to the South Pole?
5. What was the problem with the Siberian ponies on the British Antarctic Expedition?
6. What country was the last port of call for the British Antarctic Expedition before going south?
7. How did the British Antarctic Expedition polar party know they were beaten by the Norwegians in the race to the South Pole?
8. What member of the British Antarctic Expedition polar party, in an effort to save his compatriots and willingly going to his own death, purportedly said "I am just going out and may be some time"?
9. What was the ultimate fate of the British Antarctic Expedition polar party?
10. Amundsen was in some ways overshadowed by the "heroic" death of the British Antarctic Expedition polar party. What was the final fate of Amundsen?
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