A) Discovery Expedition B) Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition C) Nimrod Expedition D) Terra Nova Expedition
A) George J. Dufek and Richard Evelyn Byrd B) Edmund Hillary and Vivian Fuchs C) Ernest Shackleton and Edward Wilson D) Roald Amundsen and Bernt Balchen
A) 82°16′ S B) 90°00' S C) 80°00' S D) 88°23' S
A) Richard Evelyn Byrd B) Ernest Shackleton C) Roald Amundsen D) Robert Falcon Scott
A) 50 mi (80 km) B) 15 mi (24 km) C) 200 mi (320 km) D) 112 mi (180 km)
A) Robert Falcon Scott and his companions B) Edmund Hillary and Vivian Fuchs C) Ernest Shackleton and three companions D) Roald Amundsen and his party
A) 14 December 1911 B) 31 December 1902 C) 17 January 1912 D) 9 January 1909
A) Polheim B) Fram C) Endurance D) Patriot Hills
A) Amundsen-Scott Plateau B) King Olav V Plateau C) King Haakon VII Vidde D) Hergules Inlet
A) Nimrod Expedition B) Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition C) Discovery Expedition D) Terra Nova Expedition
A) 4 January 1958 B) 14 December 1911 C) 17 January 1912 D) 29 November 1929
A) Starvation and extreme cold B) A freezing ship wreck C) Attacks by wildlife D) Crevasse accidents
A) Finding a new coastal route to the pole B) Establishing the first year-round research station C) Flying over the South Pole in an airplane D) Crossing Antarctica via the South Pole
A) It was crushed by icebergs before reaching the coast B) It successfully reached the South Pole overland C) It safely returned all men to Great Britain D) It was frozen in pack ice and sank 11 months later
A) Ernest Shackleton B) Roald Amundsen C) George J. Dufek D) Richard Evelyn Byrd
A) Vincent Colliard B) Christian Eide C) Bernt Balchen D) Alejo Contreras Steading
A) 17 January 1912 B) 14 December 1911 C) 31 October 1956 D) 29 November 1929
A) Vivian Fuchs B) Edmund Hillary C) George J. Dufek D) Richard Evelyn Byrd
A) Terra Nova Biplane B) Douglas R4D-5L Skytrain C) Endurance Sea Plane D) Nimrod Explorer
A) To mine minerals in the Antarctic plateau B) For the International Geophysical Year C) As a temporary camp for Admiral Byrd's flight D) To support Shackleton's trans-continental march
A) Edmund Hillary and Vivian Fuchs B) Arved Fuchs and Reinhold Messner C) Victoria E. Murden and Shirley Metz D) Pam Young and Jean Pearson
A) Victoria E. Murden, Shirley Metz, and Hannah McKeand B) Barbara Hillary, Lois Jones, and Jean Pearson C) Pam Young, Jean Pearson, Lois Jones, Eileen McSaveney, Kay Lindsay, and Terry Tickhill D) Michele Eileen Raney, Mollie Hughes, and Karen Kyllesø
A) Hannah McKeand B) Mollie Hughes C) Barbara Hillary D) Michele Eileen Raney
A) 1989 B) 1979 C) 1987 D) 1956
A) Edmund Hillary and Vivian Fuchs B) Aleksander Gamme and Captain Lou Rudd C) Arved Fuchs and Reinhold Messner D) James Castrission and Justin Jones
A) Dogs and sledges B) Foot travel without wind assistance C) Motorized vehicles and aircraft support D) Skis and the help of wind
A) Vincent Colliard B) Aleksander Gamme C) Christian Eide D) Todd Carmichael
A) 33 days and 23 hours B) 22 days, 6 hours and 8 minutes C) 56 days D) 39 days and 7 hours
A) Hannah McKeand B) Shirley Metz C) Barbara Hillary D) Victoria E. Murden
A) 79 B) 50 C) 29 D) 26
A) Edmund Hillary and Vivian Fuchs B) Arved Fuchs and Reinhold Messner C) Vincent Colliard and Christian Eide D) Aleksander Gamme, James Castrission, and Justin Jones
A) Ernest Shackleton B) Captain Lou Rudd C) Christian Eide D) Robert Falcon Scott
A) Karen Kyllesø B) Pierre Hedan C) Mollie Hughes D) Hannah McKeand
A) Mollie Hughes B) Pierre Hedan C) Aleksander Gamme D) Captain Lou Rudd
A) North B) East C) South D) West
A) Greenwich Mean Time B) Coordinated Universal Time C) Eastern Standard Time D) No time zone
A) North B) West C) South D) East
A) West B) South C) East D) North
A) 1912 B) 1956 C) 1965 D) 1911
A) Volcanic ash covers the base B) Heavy rainfall buries structures C) The snow does not melt D) Tectonic sinking pulls them down
A) Very small 'wobbles' B) Magnetic reversals C) Solar flares D) Tidal friction
A) 360° B) 0° C) 90° D) 180°
A) Relative to magnetic north B) Using true east and west C) Relative to grid north D) Using solar azimuth
A) Toward the magnetic anomaly B) Toward the nearest open sea C) Northward along the prime meridian D) Along the 180th meridian
A) Sea level rise B) Glacial melting C) Continental drift D) Asteroid impacts
A) 2,835 m B) 4,000 m C) 500 m D) 1,500 m
A) 1,000 m B) 4,500 m C) 5,000 m D) 2,700 m
A) The Weddell Sea B) The Bay of Whales C) The Indian Ocean D) The Ross Sea
A) The Summer Solstice B) Christmas Day C) The Winter Solstice D) New Year's Day
A) 8,500 FT. B) 9,000 FT. C) 9,301 FT. D) 10,000 FT.
A) The United States Navy B) Visiting tourists C) Staff at the site D) An international committee
A) Weather monitoring B) Navigation tracking C) Photo opportunities D) Scientific research
A) A wooden cross B) A national flag C) A glass globe D) A metallic sphere
A) HSM 1 B) HSM 80 C) HSM 1911 D) HSM 1820
A) 1965 B) 1911 C) 1820 D) 1839
A) James Clark Ross B) Roald Amundsen C) John Davis D) Charles Wilkes
A) Naval officer B) Cartographer C) Scientist D) Sealer
A) Mid-to-late 19th century B) Early 20th century C) 1820 D) 1965
A) James Clark Ross B) John Davis C) Mikhail Lazarev D) Charles Wilkes
A) 1911–1912 B) 1839–1840 C) 1820–1821 D) 1839–1843
A) March through May B) October through February C) May through August D) June through September
A) The Sun is continuously above the horizon B) There is permanent darkness C) The Sun is only visible for a few hours D) The Sun sets every evening
A) 90 degrees B) 23.5 degrees C) 10 degrees D) 45 degrees
A) −25.9 °C B) −82.8 °C C) −55 °C D) −60 °C
A) Around −25.9 °C B) Around −60 °C C) Around −82.8 °C D) Around −49.5 °C
A) −12.3 °C B) −25.9 °C C) 0 °C D) 9.9 °C
A) 21 July 1983 B) August 2010 C) Christmas Day, 2011 D) 23 June 1982
A) Vostok Station B) The North Pole C) Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station D) Between Dome A and Dome F
A) Christmas Day, 2011 B) 21 July 1983 C) August 2010 D) 23 June 1982
A) –25.9 °C B) –60.0 °C C) –82.8 °C D) –49.5 °C
A) A temperate grassland B) A savanna C) A desert D) A rainforest
A) Volcanic activity B) High winds C) Heavy rainstorms D) Ocean tides
A) About 7 cm B) About 20 cm C) About 50 cm D) About 1 meter
A) Equipped with melting heaters B) Built underground C) Raised on stilts D) Built with sloped glass roofs
A) By the Prime Meridian B) By longitude C) By elevation D) By latitude
A) Never B) Once C) Twice D) Daily
A) Operation Iceberg B) Operation Antarctica C) Operation Cold Snap D) Operation Deep Freeze
A) Sydney B) Auckland C) Wellington D) Christchurch
A) Algae B) Insects C) Microbes D) Fossilized ferns
A) Antarctic Science B) Science C) Nature D) Gondwana Research
A) Ushuaia, Argentina B) Koonwarra, Australia C) McMurdo Station, Antarctica D) Christchurch, New Zealand
A) An ocean B) A lake C) A swamp D) A river |