uk666 5,298 Report post Posted June 16, 2018 Ernest Shackleton Quiz A quiz on what you know about Ernest Shackleton and his voyages to Antarctica. 1. In which country was Ernest Shackleton born? England Ireland Scotland Wales Spoiler Ireland 2. Shackleton first went to Antarctica in what year? 1901 1907 1914 1917 Spoiler 1901 3. How close did Shackleton get to the South Pole on his own expedition in 1909? 907 miles 409 miles 97 miles 17 miles Spoiler 97 miles 4. What was the name of the ship on Shackleton's own first Antarctic expedition? Discovery Terra Nova Endurance Nimrod Spoiler Nimrod 5. What was Shackleton trying to do on the Endurance Expedition? Reach the South Pole Cross Antarctica from coast to coast via the South Pole Sail right around Antarctica Climb the highest mountain in Antarctica Spoiler Cross Antarctica from coast to coast via the South Pole 6. How was the ship Endurance lost? Crushed by moving pack ice Hit an ice berg Ran aground on rocks Spoiler Crushed by moving pack ice 7. Who was Mrs. Chippy? The ships cook The ships carpenters wife One of the sled dogs The ships cat Spoiler The ships cat 8. What was the name of the first land that the Endurance crew reached after more than a year? South Georgia South Orkneys Elephant Island Brabant Island Spoiler Elephant Island 9. What was unusual about Perce Blackborow on the Endurance? He had a pet parrot He was the only ever stow-away on an Antarctic expedition He was the only member of the crew who wasn't English He was the only member of the crew who hadn't been to Antarctica before Spoiler He was the only ever stow-away on an Antarctic expedition. The Newport sailor, Perce Blackborow, who was one of Shackleton’s heroic Antarctic survivors 10. Shackleton and 5 others set off to get rescue for the rest of the crew, where did they go to? South Georgia South Orkneys Elephant Island Brabant Island Spoiler South Georgia How many did you figure out? Tell us in the section below! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites