1) Where was Ernest Shackleton born? a) Kildare b) Cork c) Kerry 2) Ernest Shackleton was born in a) 1974 b) 1874 3) What age did he first sail to sea? a) 12 b) 16 4) The first expedition Shackleton went on to the South Pole was... a) The Discovery b) The Terra Nova c) The Nimrod 5) Which of these did the crew of the first expedition NOT suffer from? a) Snow Blindness b) Scurvy c) Covid 19 d) Frostbite 6) How long were the crew trapped in ice during the first South pole expedition? a) Two years b) five years 7) Shackletons second journey south was a race against .. a) Captain Robert Scott b) Starvation 8) Shackletons second journey south was on the ... a) Nimrod b) Terra Nova 9) In 1910 Scott attempted to reach the South pole without Shackleton.It was a disaster because (TICK TWO) a) dogs hauled food b) men hauled the sleds c) men wore canvas clothes d) men wore furs 10) Who beat Robert Scott to the South Pole a) Ernest Shackleton b) Roald Amundsen 11) How long did the Endurance drift while stuck in moving ice? a) two months b) nine months 12) After using lifeboats on skis to get off moving ice, what island did the explorers reach first? a) South Georgia b) New Zealand c) Elephant Island 13) How did the explorers use the lifeboats to shelter from the wind? a) The broke them apart and rebuilt huts b) They turned them upside down and lived underneath 14) What station were Crean, Shackleton and Worsley looking for on South Georgia? a) Whaling station b) Train Station c) Bus Station 15) What sound told them they had arrived at the station? a) Boat foghorn b) Factory Whistle c) Siren d) Brass band 16) Shackleton died of a heart attack on a) January 5 1922 b) March 5 1900 c) January 5 2000 d) January 5 1798 17) What date was the Endurance rediscovered a) March 5 1922 b) March 5 2022 18) When the Endurance was rediscovered the scientists.. a) took artefacts and samples from the ship b) didn't take anything from the ship but used cameras for videos and photos 19) Scott lived in ____ from the age of 10 a) Scotland b) England 20) What were these worn for? a) To protect eyes from the sun b) To protect eyes from snow glare c) to protect eyes while swimming

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