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Top Gear - Polar Special - Part One

Top Gear - Polar Special - Part One

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Top Gear - Polar Special

Part One​

You will watch video clips, after every video clip you will be required to answers some questions.

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Multiple Choice

Woah, woah, woah, good boy. Woah, good boy.

Our target was five to six miles an hour,

but on the _____ day, we hadn't done anything like that.

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first

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second

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third

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fourth

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Multiple Choice

Been on the go 10 hours.

We've done _____ miles.

Not good.

Not good news.

The problem is, we're standing on sea ice.

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33

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34

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35

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36

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Multiple Choice

It means it has salt in it, so it's incredibly grippy.

The sledge can hardly move.

I've been skiing for about nine and a half hours of those _____.

I'm broken.

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7

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8

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9

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10

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Multiple Choice

With us, of course, things were more civilized.

As you know, what I'm trying to do with this mission is prove that Arctic exploration needn't be tough.

Which _____ me onto the delicate question of number twos.

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bring

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brought

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brings

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bought

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Multiple Choice

You see, what a traditional polar explorer would do is simply go out there and squat down like an animal.

What I've done though is fitted _____ bumper dumper into the tow bar attachment and now I will try it out.

Ooh-wooh, that's nippy.

1

the

2

this

3

that

4

these

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10

Multiple Choice

James, meanwhile, was on guard _____.

James, are you showing off or are you actually looking for bears over there?

Because I can't run.

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watch

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duty

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stop

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patrol

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Multiple Choice

Oh, Bartlett, not on the ropes!

-_____? -Yeah?

How many poos a day do these dogs need to have?

I'd say two.

It's 10 each at least.

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Mary

2

Tommy

3

Kelly

4

Matty

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Multiple Choice

Sometimes I'd look forward to the sledge bogging down, so I could get out of the poo stream and run alongside.

..._____ _____ _____.

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bring it up

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run it up

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take it up

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took it up

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Multiple Choice

Meanwhile, James was _____ out the elevenses.

-Chocolate bars. -Ooh, chocolate, yes.

Look, that one is called Big.

-I'll have one. -Have a Big.

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broke

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breaking

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break

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breaks

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Multiple Choice

We should say, if you're watching this, this is not just gluttony.

We have genuinely have been told by our experts that if you are trekking across the Arctic, you need _____ calories a day, so we're only too happy to shove that much in.

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3000

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4000

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5000

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6000

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Multiple Choice

I'm _____ certain when they told us we needed 5000 calories a day that we weren't in a slightly warm car sitting down, but better to be safe.

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not

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wasn't

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weren't

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really

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Multiple Choice

After our _____ snack, James found my Jesus.

-Why have you brought Jesus? -What?

Why have you brought Jesus?

The Jesus, I thought, could sit in the car and guide us in our hours of need if we ever have one.

-It's a Jesus action figure. -Yes.

-There's a map on the back to guide us. -To Galilee?

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morning

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afternoon

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evening

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supper

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Multiple Choice

I was now back on the skis and starting to get the _____ off it.

Today, Richard, you've got to learn how to pee on the move.

-Pee on the move? -Yeah.

Watch out.

I'm not on. Matty!

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hand

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hanging

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hang

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handle

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Multiple Choice

We, meanwhile, had reached the _____, uninhabited wilderness of Bathurst Island.

And we were going, if anything, even faster.

Our lead over Hammond kept getting bigger and bigger.

He's the plucky Brit, and like all plucky Brits, he'll come in second.

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large

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big

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huge

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vast

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Multiple Choice

I was now over _____ miles behind, but Matty had come up with a plan.

We know we haven't got the edge on speed, so we need to use tactics.

This is what we're going to do. It's now about 8:00 at night.

We've run all day. We've made brilliant progress.

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30

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40

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50

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60

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Multiple Choice

We'll put these guys to bed, we've _____ them all up.

They'll gonna have a sleep. They'll only do so for about three hours.

Then we'll get up again, and then we can run at night.

It's cooler for the dogs, they prefer it.

They love the colder temperatures because they can run faster and harder.

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locked

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pinned

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chained

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linked

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Multiple Choice

And so, in the early hours of the morning,

when the temperature had dropped to minus _____, we roused the dogs and ran.

The silence is beautiful.

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10

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15

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25

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35

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Multiple Choice

Then, suddenly...

I think it caught our _____ earlier on in the day, followed our tracks, but whether or not, it's just hanging around, and picked up the scent now as it comes downwind.

As I was pinned down by the bear, Team G&T were getting away.

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scent

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smell

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aroma

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cent

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Multiple Choice

Clarkson!

I know it's you, you insufferable oaf! I'm on the bloody _____!

We ate up the miles... and discussed how we'd celebrate when we made the Pole.

So, of all the things you could have brought, champagne, whatever it might be, you've brought a tin off Spam?

Yes.

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loo

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toilet

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throne

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laventry

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Multiple Choice

And then we, too, encountered a _____.

Oh, it's got babies!

Sweet!

Not being Attenborough, I couldn't think of anything else to say.

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bear

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seal

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wolf

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dog

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Multiple Choice

So we set off and, with a bit of divine guidance... I am the vine, you are the branches. If a man remains in me, and I in him, he will bear much fruit.

We made it uneaten to the other side of the island.

I mean, look at that. That's not bad, is it?

Absolutely _____.

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amazing

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wonderful

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brillant

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astonishing

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" Now questions of observation. " 

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Multiple Select

What transport was Richard using?

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car

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boat

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sledge

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ski's

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Multiple Choice

What transport was Jeremy and James using?

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4x4

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boat

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sledge

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legs

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Multiple Choice

What did Jeremy build on the back of his 4x4?

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tow bar

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toilet

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ski rack

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step ladder

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Multiple Choice

What weapon did you see James holding?

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Gun

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Knife

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Shotgun

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Rifle

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Multiple Choice

How many dogs were pulling Richard and the sledge?

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8

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10

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12

4

14

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Multiple Choice

What did Jeremy and James eat in the 4x4?

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crisps

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chocolate

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sweets

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sandwiches

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Multiple Choice

Who else was travelling in the 4x4 with Jeremy and James?

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no one

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god

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jesus

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angel

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Multiple Choice

Who was sat on the toilet when the 4x4 drove away?

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James

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Richard

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Jeremy

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No one

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Multiple Choice

How many polar bears did you see?

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3

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4

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5

4

6

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Multiple Choice

What was the colour of the 4x4?

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black

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red

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green

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blue

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Multiple Choice

What was the make of the 4x4?

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Volkswagon

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Mitsubishi

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Hyundai

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Ford

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Multiple Choice

What was the registration of the 4x4?

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TY07 HLZ

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TY07 HLY

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TY17 HLX

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TY07 HLX

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