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Get Fired up for Antarctica! Trivia Quiz

Kind of an oxymoron, but anyway, see how far your Antarctic knowledge goes!

A multiple-choice quiz by biohazard930. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
biohazard930

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
149,804

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1257

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first person to claim to have seen Antarctica? Hint

Scott

Amundsen

Byrd

Bellingshausen

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Question 2 of 10

2. Identify the passage between South America and Antarctica.

Answer: (Two Words - _____ Passage)

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Question 3 of 10

3. James Cook was the first person to enter the Antarctic Circle. True or False?

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the largest peninsula on Antarctica? Hint

Antarctic peninsula

Amundsen peninsula

Antarctica peninsula

Drake peninsula

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these research bases belongs to Russia? Hint

Law Dome

Blue Fields Camp

Svea

Vostok

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Question 6 of 10

6. True or false? The magnetic south pole is located on the mainland of Antarctica.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first to fly successfully over the South Pole? Hint

Fabien Bellinghausen

Ronald Amundsen

Richard Byrd

John Davis

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Question 8 of 10

8. Name the mountain range which divides the Antarctic.

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. True or false? The Antarctic Circle completely contains Antarctica?

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. There is an island in the Ross Sea that is named after an American President? What is that island? Hint

Washington Island

Jefferson Island

Roosevelt Island

Lincoln Island

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first person to claim to have seen Antarctica?

Answer: Bellingshausen

Robert Scott and Ronald Amundsen were the first people to travel to the South Pole.
Richard Byrd was the first to successfully fly over the South Pole.

2. Identify the passage between South America and Antarctica.

Answer: Drake Passage

The Drake Passage is the body of water from Cape Horn to the Antarctic Peninsula. It is known as the roughest ocean in the world. Satellite images show a cyclonic low of basically hurricane strength travels through the Drake Passage on the average of once every three weeks.

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3. James Cook was the first person to enter the Antarctic Circle. True or False?

Answer: True

Cook was a great explorer who has the Cook Strait in New Zealand and the Cook Islands named after him.

4. What is the name of the largest peninsula on Antarctica?

Answer: Antarctic peninsula

This peninsula borders the Drake Passage to the north, the Bellinghausen Sea to the west and the Weddell Sea to the east.

5. Which of these research bases belongs to Russia?

Answer: Vostok

Law Dome belongs to Australia, Svea to Sweden, and Blue Fields to Norway.
Vostok is also where the coldest temperature was recorded, about -128 Degrees Fahrenheit!

6. True or false? The magnetic south pole is located on the mainland of Antarctica.

Answer: False

The magnetic south pole is located in the Indian Ocean about 150 miles away from Antarctica.

7. Who was the first to fly successfully over the South Pole?

Answer: Richard Byrd

Byrd was also the first to successfully fly over the North Pole.
He flew over the North Pole before the South Pole.

8. Name the mountain range which divides the Antarctic.

Answer: Transantarctic Mountains

The Transantarctic Mountains are one of the longest mountain chains in the world. They are 3,000 miles (4800 km) in length.

9. True or false? The Antarctic Circle completely contains Antarctica?

Answer: False

The Antarctic peninsula as well as a few ice shelves extend beyond the Antarctic Circle.

10. There is an island in the Ross Sea that is named after an American President? What is that island?

Answer: Roosevelt Island

This island is seasonal and is contained within the Ross Ice Shelf for parts of the year.

Source: Author biohazard930

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