Tom Crean Discovery Quiz
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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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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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