Tom Crean Discovery Quiz
Test your knowledge of Tom Crean and Antarctic Exploration!
- 1.Near what village in Co. Kerry was Tom Crean born?
- A.
Inch
- B.
Anascaul
- C.
Ventry
- D.
Ballyferriter
- 2.On what ship did Tom Crean start his naval career?
- A.
Ringarooma
- B.
Terra Nova
- C.
Discovery
- D.
Impregnable
- 3.Tom Crean volunteered to replace a deserter from the crew of Scott's expedition ship Discovery. What was the deserter's name?
- A.
Robert Evans
- B.
Teddy Harrison
- C.
Harry Baker
- D.
Bobby Knowles
- 4.What was the name of the lifeboat Tom Crean captained, on the voyage to Elephant Island?
- A.
Stancomb Wills
- B.
Dudley Docker
- C.
James Caird
- D.
Ocean Quest
- 5.What song was Tom Crean remembered for singing, especially in times of extreme peril?
- A.
Danny Boy
- B.
Molly Malone
- C.
It's A Long Way To Tipperary
- D.
The Wearing O' The Green
- 6.What medal was Tom Crean awarded for his role in saving the life of Lt. Edward Evans?
- A.
George Medal
- B.
Albert Medal
- C.
Charles Medal
- D.
Edward Medal
- 7.In November 1902 Tom Crean was part of a 12 man team that succeeded in which of the following?
- A.
Discovering the Beardmore Glacier
- B.
Scaling Mount Erebus
- C.
Capturing an Emperor Penguin
- D.
Setting a new Furthest South record.
- 8.In 1906 Captain Scott asked Tom Crean to join him aboard which ship?
- A.
Bulwark
- B.
Victorious
- C.
Albemarle
- D.
Essex
- 9.Tom Crean was one of six men who left Elephant Island to sail across the Weddell Sea to South Georgia on what vessel?
- A.
The Dudely Docker
- B.
The James Caird
- C.
The Stancomb Wills
- D.
The Endurance
- 10.On what ship did Tom Crean, Shackleton and Worsley rescue the men from Elephant Island?
- A.
Yelcho
- B.
Southern Sky
- C.
Instituto de Pesca No 1
- D.
Emma
- 11.
![Tom Crean is pictured on the left, exercising ponies on the Terra Nova Expedition in the winter of 1911. Who is standing to his right? - ProProfs]( "Tom Crean is pictured on the left, exercising ponies on the Terra Nova Expedition in the winter of 1911. Who is standing to his right?")
Tom Crean is pictured on the left, exercising ponies on the Terra Nova Expedition in the winter of 1911. Who is standing to his right?- A.
Edgar Evans
- B.
Lawrence Oates
- C.
Edward Evans
- D.
Henry Bowers
- 12.What did Tom Crean smuggle aboard the Terra Nova before it departed for Antarctica?
- A.
Tobacco
- B.
Whiskey
- C.
A rabbit
- D.
Ernest Shackleton
- 13.How many Polar Medals was Tom Crean awarded?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- 14.
![Who is pictured with Tom Crean? - ProProfs]( "Who is pictured with Tom Crean?")
Who is pictured with Tom Crean?- A.
Henry Bowers
- B.
Alfred Cheetham
- C.
Edgar Evans
- D.
Patrick Keohane
- 15.
![Tom Crean stands on the extreme left of this picture. On what expedition was it taken? - ProProfs]( "Tom Crean stands on the extreme left of this picture. On what expedition was it taken?")
Tom Crean stands on the extreme left of this picture. On what expedition was it taken?- A.
The Discovery Expedition
- B.
The Terra Nova Expedition
- C.
The Endurance Expedition
- 16."Crean is perfectly happy, ready to do anything and go anywhere, the harder the work the better.."Who said this of Tom Crean?
- A.
Ernest Shackleton
- B.
Frank Worsley
- C.
Cherry Apsley Garrard
- D.
Robert Falcon Scott
- 17.In what year did Tom Crean retire from the Navy?
- A.
1919
- B.
1922
- C.
1921
- D.
1920
- 18.What was the last ship Tom Crean served on ?
- A.
Invincible
- B.
Sussex
- C.
Hecla
- D.
Essex
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