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Ernest Shackleton Quiz

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Ernest Shackleton Quiz

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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!
 

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