History Quiz

Who led the first team to reach the South Pole?

• Robert Falcon Scott

• Ernest Shackleton

• Roald Amundsen

• Douglas Mawson

What was the name of Robert Falcon Scott's failed expedition?

• Discovery

• Terra Nova

• Endurance

• Aurora

Why did Robert Falcon Scott want to travel to Antarctica?

• To be the first man to reach the South Pole and learn more about Antarctica.

• He wanted fame and fortune.

• He had nothing better to do with his time.

• He wanted to leave Great Britain.

What happened to Robert Falcon Scott and his team on the 29th March 1912?

• They decided to leave the South Pole.

• They returned to Great Britain as heroes.

• They all died in their tent during a blizzard.

• They all disappeared never to return.

How is Robert Falcon Scott's expedition remembered by historians?

• Full of poor decision making and bad luck.

• A heroic attempt to reach the South Pole.

• An absolute triumph.

• It is not remembered at all.

What was the name of Ernest Shackleton's ship in his most famous expedition?

• Discovery

• Terra Nova

• Endurance

• Aurora

What happened to Shackleton's ship in January 1915?

• Endurance set for sail to Antarctica.

• Endurance sank to the bottom of the sea.

• Endurance reached the South Pole.

• Endurance got trapped in sea ice.

How did Shackleton keep his team's morale up?

• They watched television.

• He encouraged singing, playing games and socialising after dinner.

• He went fishing with them.

• They slept a lot so they were not tired.

What was Shackleton's focus after Endurance sank?

• To continue travelling across Antarctica.

• To ensure that he alone was okay.

• To ensure his and his team's survival.

• To return back to Great Britain.

What happened to Shackleton and his team?

• They all survived.

• They all died.

• Only some survived.

• Only Shackleton survived.