Tuesday Triva: Pilgrims on Ice

TUESDAY TRIVIA: PILGRIMS ON ICE

“By far the most authoritative analysis of Scott’s Discovery expedition ever written.” New this month from University of Nebraska Press is, Pilgrims on Ice: Robert Falcon Scott’s first Antarctic Expedition by T.H. Baughman.  Baughman chronicles the exciting, albeit tragic, 1912 South Pole expedition that ended with the deaths of Scott and his crew; shedding light on both the renowned hero, and the “bumbling fool whose mistakes killed him and his entire party.” In today’s Tuesday Trivia, we are going to take a long, perhaps cold, look at our own knowledge of the continent. Fancy an expedition of your own? Well, make sure to bring the right dogs! Now for the trivia….

1. Approximately how many large scale expeditions have been done in Antarctica?

2. Which of the following dogs are the most commonly used as sled dogs?

  A. Siberian Husky

  B. Alaskan Malamute

  C. Mackenzie River Husky

3. True or False? Humans have only inhabited the continent of Antarctica for 100 years.

4. Who played Robert Falcon Scott in the 1948 film Scott of the Antarctic?

5. True or False? Scott’s rival Roald Amundsen left him a tent, supplies, and a letter to deliver at the pole just one month earlier.

6. Sled dogs have been known to travel how many miles in a 24 hour period while pulling 85 pounds each?

7. Before it was ever discovered, most explorers were convinced a large southern continent existed. They called it Terra Australis Incognita, meaning what?

8. In what year did the did the infamous South Pole race occur?

How did you do bloggers? Did you catch the little (or big) hint I left you? Be sure to come back tomorrow and check your score. While you’re at it, you’re definitely welcome to visit the University of Nebraska website.