Admiral Richard E. Byrd shakes hands with other men in front of his Josephine Ford Fokker Trimotor airplane.

The video discusses the Polar Explorer's historic achievements, highlighting his pioneering flights over the North Pole in 1926 and the South Pole in 1929, marking him as the first person to fly over both poles.

What significant achievement is the Polar Explorer known for?

• Climbing the highest mountain

• Flying over both poles of the Earth

• Discovering a new continent

• Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean

In which year did the explorer reach the North Pole?

• 1923

• 1929

• 1926

• 1932

Which pole did the explorer reach first?

• South Pole

• Both at the same time

• North Pole

• Neither

How many years after reaching the North Pole did the explorer reach the South Pole?

• Four years later

• Three years later

• Two years later

• One year later

What was the explorer's achievement at the South Pole?

• First to sail around it

• First to walk across it

• First to fly over it

• First to climb a mountain there