Fun Trivia : Antarctic

Structure Sub-topic of: Explorers Quizzes Interesting Questions, Facts and Information There are a total of 10 general entries. Special Topics Race to the South Pole Shackleton - Against Impossible Odds Sir Ernest Shackleton Shackleton's "Endurance" Expedition Terra Australis Incognita

Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Antarctic

The Antarctic Treaty, guaranteeing that the continent 'shall forever be used exclusively for peaceful purposes', took effect in what year?

Exploring Antarctica


1961.



In what year did the International Geophysical Year begin, in which scientists from 67 countries cooperated in Antarctic research?

Exploring Antarctica


1957.



Who was the first to fly over the South Pole, accomplishing this on November 28, 1929?

Exploring Antarctica


Richard Byrd. Ellsworth became, in 1935, the first to fly all the way across the continent.



Who lost the race to the South Pole, arriving there on January 18, 1912, only to find that his rival had already been there a month earlier?

Exploring Antarctica


Robert F. Scott. Terribly discouraged after making the tortuous journey, Scott and all his team members died on the return trip. The bodies of Scott and two of his crew members were not discovered until the following November, when they were found dead in their tent.



Which country's flag was planted upon first arrival at the South Pole?

Exploring Antarctica


Norway. Roald Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer who raced against Robert Falcon Scott of England to see who would be the first to reach the South Pole. Amundsen took dogs, dogs and more dogs, while Scott took all manner of machinery to try and get there first. Scott and his party perished on the return journey.



Who won the race to become the first to reach the South Pole when he arrived there on December 14, 1911?

Exploring Antarctica


Roald Amundsen. Amundsen's original intention was to go to the North Pole. But he changed his plans after he learned in 1909 that the North Pole had been reached. However, for the next year he kept his change of plans a secret from everyone but a few trusted associates, not even telling most of his crew until 3 hours before it was time to depart for Antarctica.



Whose crew became the first to winter on the Antarctic continent when they built huts and spent the 1899 winter on Cape Adare?

Exploring Antarctica


Carsten Borchgrevink.



Whose expedition was trapped in the ice in 1898 and drifted helplessly for a year, thereby becoming the first to survive an Antarctic winter?

Exploring Antarctica


Adrien de Gerlache.



Who became, in 1820, the first to see the Antarctic Continent?

Exploring Antarctica


Thaddeus von Bellingshausen.



Who became, in 1773, the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle?

Exploring Antarctica


Captain James Cook.