Shipwreck - "The Growlers"

What important event in history occurred at the same time that Endurance set sail?

• Queen Victoria died.

• Amelia Earhart disappeared.

• World War I began

• A man landed on the moon.

The sled dogs on board Endurance could best be described as ______________________.

• Wild, barking, and snarling.

• Soft, fluffy, and adorable.

• Thin and underfed.

• Loyal and peace-loving.

Percy Blackborrow secretly hid in a locker in order to be part of Shackleton's crew. Someone who sneaks aboard a ship is called a ____________________________.

• kidnapper

• growler

• stowaway

• skua

When Endurance stopped on South Georgia Island, the crew stayed at a _______________________.

• hospital for soldiers.

• cabaret.

• coal mine.

• whaling station.

Norwegian sailors told Shackleton that _________________.

• it was a bad year for ice.

• spring was coming dangerously early that year.

• it was important to follow the penguins.

• the war was going badly for the British.

Growlers are ______________________.

• leopard seals

• young sled dogs

• waterfalls

• chunks of ice