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Ernest Shackleton and Antarctic Exploration

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Ernest Shackleton born?

a)

England

b)

Ireland

c)

Wales

d)

Scotland

2.

What was the name of the ship that became trapped in ice during Shackleton's 1914 expedition?

a)

Discovery

b)

Terra Nova

c)

Aurora

d)

Endurance

3.

What was the profession of Shackleton's father?

a)

Engineer

b)

Doctor

c)

Lawyer

d)

Teacher

4.

In which ocean is Elephant Island located?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

South Atlantic Ocean

5.

What was the title of the book written by Shackleton in 1909?

a)

Endurance

b)

Antarctic Adventure

c)

South

d)

The Heart of the Antarctic

6.

During which expedition did Shackleton come within 112 miles of the South Pole?

a)

British National Antarctic Expedition

b)

Nimrod expedition

c)

Discovery expedition

d)

Endurance expedition

7.

Where did Shackleton die?

a)

Iceland

b)

South Georgia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Greenland

8.

What was the name of the active volcano on Ross Island that was climbed and surveyed during the Nimrod expedition?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount Erebus

c)

Mount Vesuvius

d)

Mount Kilimanjaro

9.

What was the profession that Shackleton pursued after leaving school?

a)

Teacher

b)

Engineer

c)

Doctor

d)

Sailor

10.

What honor was Shackleton awarded after the Nimrod expedition?

a)

Earldom

b)

Baronetcy

c)

Knighthood

d)

Duchy