Ernest Shackleton - Quiz
A) Kensington headquarters of the RGS B) St Paul's Cathedral, London C) Westminster Abbey D) Holy Trinity Church, Montevideo
A) Members of the royal family B) Hugh Robert Mill C) Apsley Cherry-Garrard D) Sir Raymond Priestley
A) To criticize his leadership style B) To document his scientific contributions C) To commemorate his Antarctic achievements D) To assist his family financially
A) £25,000 B) £40,000 (equivalent to £1,965,192 in 2025) C) £10,000 D) £100,000
A) The Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton B) Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer C) Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage D) The Worst Journey in the World
A) Apsley Cherry-Garrard B) Shackleton C) Wilson D) Amundsen
A) Trevor Potts B) Charles Sargeant Jagger C) Mark Richards D) Will Davies
A) The Worst Journey in the World B) Scott and Amundsen C) Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage D) Shackleton in the Antarctic
A) Tim Jarvis B) Roland Huntford C) Sir Raymond Priestley D) Hugh Robert Mill
A) Scott and Amundsen B) Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage C) Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer D) The Worst Journey in the World
A) Nancy Koehn B) Peter L. Steinke C) Margaret Morrell and Stephanie Capparell D) Roland Huntford
A) Oxford University B) University of Cambridge C) University of Exeter D) Harvard University
A) Exploration for All B) The Journey is Everything C) Endurance and Leadership D) Courage and Discovery
A) Trevor Potts B) Tim Jarvis C) Michel Ory D) Alexandra Shackleton
A) James Caird B) 289586 Shackleton C) South Georgia D) Endurance
A) £750 B) £2,000 C) £1,250 D) £500
A) Alexandra Shackleton B) Hugh Robert Mill C) Roland Huntford D) Tim Jarvis
A) Chasing Shackleton B) The Great Antarctic Adventure C) Endurance: The Untold Story D) Shackleton: Death or Glory
A) Fabaceae B) Asteraceae C) Rosaceae D) Teloschistaceae
A) £585,000 B) £500,000 C) £550,000 D) £600,000
A) March 2005 B) August 2016 C) January 2016 D) February 2024
A) Mark Richards B) Trevor Potts C) Will Davies D) Charles Sargeant Jagger
A) Shackleton's lifeboat and a minifigure of Shackleton and Frank Hurley B) A replica of the James Caird C) A set of period clothing D) A model of South Georgia Island
A) A silver Polar Medal B) A Commander of the Royal Victorian Order C) A knighthood D) A gold medal
A) 'British Hero Reaches South Pole' B) 'Shackleton Wins a Victory for England' C) 'South Pole Almost Reached by an Irishman' D) 'Ernest Shackleton: A True Briton'
A) Fridtjof Nansen B) John Scott Keltie C) Roald Amundsen D) Lord Halsbury
A) £1,500,000 B) £2,500,000 C) £2,036,840 D) £3,000,000
A) Australia B) England C) Canada D) South Africa
A) The Admiralty B) Terra Nova C) Royal Scottish Geographical Society D) The Royal Society
A) Discovery B) Uruguay C) Nimrod D) Terra Nova
A) His qualifications were insufficient B) He lacked sponsorship C) He had no naval experience D) The Supplementary List was closed
A) 11 January 1904 B) 9 April 1904 C) February 1907 D) August 1907
A) Three B) Two C) One D) Four
A) Raymond B) Edward C) Emily D) Cecily
A) 1907 B) 1905 C) 1906 D) 1903
A) Liberal Unionist Party B) Conservative Party C) Green Party D) Labour Party
A) Glasgow B) Dundee C) London D) Edinburgh
A) William Beardmore B) Sir Philip Lee Brocklehurst C) Lord Iveagh D) Campbell Mackellar
A) Nimrod B) Uruguay C) Discovery D) Terra Nova
A) April 1904 B) February 1907 C) January 1903 D) August 1907
A) February 1907 B) January 1903 C) 4 August 1907 D) 9 April 1904
A) Discovery B) Endurance C) Terra Nova D) Morning
A) Ernest Shackleton B) Sir Clements Markham C) Albert Armitage D) Robert Falcon Scott
A) Civil Service Act B) Naval Discipline Act C) Royal Navy Conduct Code D) Merchant Marine Regulations
A) 82°17′ S B) 80°00′ S C) 85°50′ S D) 88°23′ S
A) Dysentery B) Scurvy C) Malaria D) Tuberculosis
A) 15 B) 22 C) 10 D) 30
A) Endurance B) Discovery C) Morning D) Terra Nova
A) Clarence Hare B) Albert Armitage C) Sir Clements Markham D) Edward A. Wilson
A) That he had been carried on the sledge B) That he edited the South Polar Times C) That he was ill during the journey D) That he participated in the southern journey
A) Madeira B) Antarctic coast C) Cape Town D) New Zealand
A) Fifteen B) Fourteen and a half C) Sixteen D) Seventeen
A) Union-Castle Line B) Royal Navy C) North Western Shipping Company D) Welsh Shire Line
A) First mate B) Captain C) Third officer D) Second mate
A) Second mate B) First officer C) Sub-lieutenant D) Master mariner
A) Royal Navy B) Welsh Shire Line C) Union-Castle Line D) North Western Shipping Company
A) Spanish-American War B) Boer War C) World War I D) Crimean War
A) Sir Clements Markham B) Cedric Longstaff C) Ernest Shackleton D) Llewellyn W. Longstaff
A) Lieutenant B) Captain C) Sub-lieutenant D) Ensign
A) West Yorkshire, England B) Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland C) Sydenham, London D) Dublin, Ireland
A) Doctor B) Farmer C) Teacher D) Soldier
A) Twelve B) Ten C) Eight D) Six
A) 1890 B) 1878 C) 1884 D) 1886
A) Dulwich College B) Trinity College Dublin C) Fir Lodge Preparatory School, West Hill, Dulwich D) Sydenham High School
A) Thirteen B) Nine C) Seven D) Eleven
A) Ross Sea B) South Atlantic Ocean C) Weddell Sea off Antarctica D) Indian Ocean
A) Hut Point B) Cape Royds C) Barrier Inlet D) King Edward VII Land
A) Douglas Mawson. B) Robert Falcon Scott. C) William Speirs Bruce. D) Roald Amundsen.
A) Conducting scientific research at McMurdo Sound. B) Building a permanent base camp. C) Laying supply depots across the Great Ice Barrier. D) Mapping uncharted territories in Antarctica.
A) Harry McNish B) Tom Crean C) James Wordie D) Alexander Macklin
A) Vahsel Bay B) Antarctica C) Paulet Island D) Elephant Island
A) 9 April 1916 B) 21 November 1915 C) 19 January 1915 D) 24 October 1915
A) 365 days B) 200 days C) 100 days D) 497 days
A) Perce Blackborow B) Tom Crean C) Robert Clark D) Hubert Hudson
A) Paulet Island B) Elephant Island C) Vahsel Bay D) South Georgia
A) Dehydration B) Broken bones C) Hypothermia D) Frostbitten fingers
A) James Caird B) Falcon C) Aurora D) Endurance
A) Tom Crean B) Timothy McCarthy C) Frank Worsley D) John Vincent
A) Hurricane-force winds B) Tsunami waves C) A volcanic eruption D) Blizzards
A) 24 hours B) 36 hours C) 72 hours D) 48 hours
A) Port Stanley B) Stromness C) King Edward Point D) Leith Harbour
A) British B) Chilean C) New Zealand D) Argentinian
A) Endurance B) Aurora C) Yelcho D) Southern Sky
A) Ernest Shackleton B) Aeneas Mackintosh C) The captain of Southern Sky D) Captain Luis Pardo
A) New Zealand B) Valparaíso C) South Georgia D) Punta Arenas
A) Punta Arenas B) Valparaíso C) Antarctica D) Santiago
A) Rescue missions B) Depot-laying C) Exploration of new territories D) Scientific research
A) The captain of Southern Sky B) Ernest Shackleton C) Aeneas Mackintosh D) Captain Luis Pardo
A) Vision impairment B) Heart condition C) Respiratory issues D) Musculoskeletal problems
A) Montevideo B) Santiago C) Buenos Aires D) Rio de Janeiro
A) Discovery III B) Southern Star C) Endurance II D) Foca I, renamed Quest
A) Royal Geographical Society B) Canadian government C) John Quiller Rowett D) British government
A) A scientific lecture B) An exploration plan C) A farewell address D) A personal diary
A) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil B) Montevideo, Uruguay C) Grytviken cemetery, South Georgia D) London, England
A) 1996 B) 2022 C) 2017 D) 1983
A) James Aubrey B) David Schofield C) Kenneth Branagh D) David Rodigan
A) Central Television B) Channel 4 C) BBC Two D) A&E Network
A) 100 B) More than 150 C) 50 D) 200
A) 2002 B) 2017 C) 1983 D) 1996 |
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