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1. When Sir Ernest Shackleton's "Endurance" expedition set sail from England on August 8, 1914, what did he hope to accomplish?
2. Shackleton named the ship "Endurance" after his family motto "By endurance we conquer". How much (in English pounds) did Shackleton pay Lars Christensen, the Norwegian whaling magnate, for the "Endurance"?
3. To accomplish his goal in Antarctica, Shackleton also purchased the ship "Aurora". Which of the following famous explorers had originaly used the "Aurora"?
4. When the "Endurance" set sail from Buenos Aires, South America, Perce Blackborrow was on board. Who was Perce Blackborrow?
5. True or False. Most of the dog teams that sailed aboard "Endurance" were paid for by donations from public school children in England and Scotland.
6. The "Endurance" first encountered pack ice on December 7, 1914 on the Weddell Sea, and by January 19, 1915 it was apparent that the ship was stuck fast. After fighting valiantly against the ever-crushing pack, the "Endurance" finally was abandoned. When did Shackleton give the order for his men to abandon ship?
7. After abandoning the "Endurance", and to stress to his men how vital it was to reduce the weight the dogs must pull across the ice, Shackleton abandoned all but one of the following on the ice. Which of the following did Shackleton keep?
8. After setting up Ocean Camp (as their first base on the ice floe was called) Shackleton taught the men to play which of the following games?
9. To his face, Shackleton's men always called him "Boss", but which of the following did they call him behind his back?
10. By the end of December, 1915, Shackleton decided to start westward across the ice with his men taking turns pulling two lifeboats saved from the "Endurance". The largest lifeboat was christened "James Caird" by Shackleton. Who was the "James Caird" named for?
11. After a week, travel on the ice became impossible. Shackleton halted his men, and a base camp called Patience Camp was set up. After the ice pack finally opened enough for the men to launch the boats on April 9, 1916 and escape by sea, the ice floe they had been living on had disintegrated to what size?
12. True or False. When Shackleton and his men stepped onto Elephant Island on April 15, 1916, they were the first ones to do so.
13. After reaching Elephant Island, Shackleton realized that for his men to survive, he must see to their rescue himself. Which of the following did he do?
14. Sir Ernest Shackleton's party were the first to ever cross South Georgia Island.
15. How many men of the "Endurance" survived their ordeal by ice and lived to tell their tale?
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