The Race to the South Pole

The Race to the South Pole

6th Grade

13 Qs

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The Race to the South Pole

The Race to the South Pole

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Geography

6th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the leader of the British expedition to the South Pole in 1912?

Roald Amundsen

Robert Falcon Scott

Ernest Shackleton

Edmund Hillary

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What method of transport did Scott plan to use for the first 425 miles?

Motor sledges

Skiing

Pony transport

Dog teams

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the nationality of the team that reached the South Pole first?

British

Norwegian

American

Australian

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason Scott's plan failed?

Lack of food supplies

Unusually cold temperatures

Inexperienced team members

Faulty equipment

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Scott's team find when they reached the South Pole?

A message from Amundsen

A supply depot

A Norwegian flag

An empty tent

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How far was Scott's team from the supply depot when they were trapped by a blizzard?

5 miles

30 miles

20 miles

11 miles

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the fate of the first man who died on Scott's expedition?

He fell into a crevasse

He was attacked by a polar bear

He collapsed and went comatose

He succumbed to scurvy

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