Antarctic Explorers Quiz

A just-for-fun quiz on what you know about the early explorers of Antarctica during the Heroic Age.

Don't use the "See answer" box until AFTER you have completed the quiz and got your score, no peeking! You can then go back and see where you were right and where you were wrong.

Question 1:

Who led the first team to reach the South Pole?






  
Question 2:

What was the means of transport of the first team to reach the South Pole?






  
Question 3:

What was the nationality of the SECOND team to reach the South Pole?






  
Question 4:

What happend to the members of the second team on their return from the pole?





  
Question 5:

After the first two teams reached the South Pole, how long was it until the next one?






  
Question 6:

The first voyage to set eyes on the Antarctic mainland was:






  
Question 7:

The first ship and expedition leader to spend a full winter in Antarctica was:






  
Question 8:

What American Richard E. Byrd do in Antarctica for the first time?






  
Question 9:

Which was the first expedition to DELIBERATELY winter in Antarctica?






  
Question 10:

What was the name of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship in his most famous expedition?