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An Antarctic quiz that may take some time.

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  • Question of

    The first man to step onto Antarctica has not been verified. In 1937, however, the first woman to do so was: what was her nationality?

    • French
    • Norwegian
    • Russian
  • Question of

    And what nationality was the first-born Antarctic child (or rather the parents)?

    • Argentinian
    • British
    • Chilean
  • Question of

    What form of marine crustacean is abundant in the Southern Ocean?

    • Shrimp
    • Krill
    • Spider Crabs
  • Question of

    The coldest ever temperature, -89˚C, was recorded at which Soviet research station?

    • Lazarev
    • Vostok
    • Zhukov
  • Question of

    Name the largest Antarctic ice sheet?

    • Larsen
    • Filchner-Ronne
    • Ross
  • Question of

    The first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle was captained by whom?

    • James Cook
    • Edward Bransfield
    • Abel Tasman
  • Question of

    What is the largest research station, housing over a thousand residents in the southern summer?

    • Amundsen-Scott
    • Esperanza
    • McMurdo
  • Question of

    At just 32 kilometres in length, what is currently the longest Antarctician river?

    • Byrd
    • Onyx
    • Vanda
  • Question of

    Adelie Land was named in honour of whose wife?

    • Jules Dumont d’Urville
    • Fabien Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
    • Robert Falcon Scott
  • Question of

    Ernest Shackleton is buried where?

    • Deception Island
    • Dublin
    • South Georgia

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