The South Pole Quiz - Exploration
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Do you know your Scott from your Shackleton?
- 1.Penguin Books 100th publication was which of the following books?
- A.
The Worst Journey In The World - Apsley Cherry Garrard
- B.
South - Ernest Shackleton
- C.
The Great White South - Herbert Ponting
- D.
Into The Frozen South - Scout Marr
- 2.
- A.
The Magnetic South Pole
- B.
Beardmore Glacier
- C.
Emperor Penguin Eggs
- D.
The South Pole
- 3.Which of the following men were not part of the team that made the Winter Journey?
- A.
Cherry Garrard
- B.
Atkinson
- C.
Bowers
- D.
Wilson
- 4.Name the Polar Explorer.
- A.
Edward Wilson
- B.
Henry Bowers
- C.
Frank Wild
- D.
Edward Evans
- 5.Name the ship ?
- A.
The Endurance
- B.
The Nimrod
- C.
The Terra Nova
- D.
The Fram
- 6.The crew from the Aurora, also known as The Ross Sea Party, were part of which expedition?
- A.
British Antarctic Expedition
- B.
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
- C.
Shackleton-Rowett Expedition
- D.
British National Antarctic Expedition
- 7.Name the Polar Explorer.
- A.
Patrick Keohane
- B.
Victor Campbell
- C.
William Lashly
- D.
Robert Forde
- 8.What was the name given to the pony, pictured with Tom Crean?
- A.
Bones
- B.
Socks
- C.
Chippy
- D.
Manchu
- 9.Name the Antarctic Expedition?
- A.
Fram
- B.
Terra Nova
- C.
Discovery
- D.
Nimrod
- 10.Scott's team at Polheim. Where was Polheim?
- A.
The South Pole
- B.
The Ross Ice Shelf
- C.
The Beardmore Glacier
- D.
McMurdo Sound
- 11.Name this Polar explorer, aged 13.
- A.
Ernest Shackleton
- B.
Robert Scott
- C.
Lawrence Oates
- D.
Edward Atkinson
- 12.Where was this photograph taken?
- A.
South Georgia
- B.
Patience Camp
- C.
Elephant Island
- D.
Ocean Camp
- 13.Name the expedition ship.
- A.
Discovery
- B.
Endurance
- C.
Nimrod
- D.
Terra Nova
- 14.Who is this member of the Terra Nova Scientific Staff?
- A.
Frank Debenham
- B.
Cecil Meares
- C.
Raymond Priestly
- D.
Edward Atkinson
- 15.Frank Hurley and Ernest Shackleton are pictured where?
- A.
Ocean Camp
- B.
Patience Camp
- C.
Dump Camp
- D.
Elephant Island
- 16.Name this member of the Endurance crew?
- A.
Robert Clarke
- B.
Reginald James
- C.
Alfred Cheetham
- D.
Harry McNish
- 17.Name the expedition?
- A.
Terra Nova
- B.
Discovery
- C.
Fram
- D.
Nimrod
- 18.Name the ship.
- A.
Quest
- B.
Aurora
- C.
Nimrod
- D.
Terra Nova
- 19.This photograph was taken on which Antarctic expedition?
- A.
Nimrod
- B.
Discovery
- C.
Terra Nova
- D.
Fram
- 20.Who is standing on the extreme left of this picture?
- A.
Robert Falcon Scott
- B.
Roald Amundsen
- C.
Ernest Shackleton
- D.
Douglas Mawson
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