1 | Scott of the Antartic reached the South Pole in January 2012. Who beat him to it? (Roald Engelbregt Gravning) Amundsen (Norwegian) |
2 | Which 21 year old student from Newcastle University became the youngest Briton to ski the full distance to the South Pole in January 2012? Bryony Balen |
3 | Which British Blue Peter presenter is attempting, in January 2012, to get to the South Pole on a variety modes of transport – including a bike and kite ski? Helen Skelton |
4 | Who were the two men who first stepped foot on the moon? Neil Armstorng & Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin |
5 | Who was the first person to have indisputably reached both the North and South Poles? (Roald Engelbregt Gravning) Amundsen (Norwegian), see question 1. |
6 | Who were the American explorers who travelled from Missouri to the Oregon and back between 1804 and 1806? Lewis and Clark, William Clark & Meriwether Lewis. |
7 | Who is most commonly attributed as finding America, when he was hoping to find a route to India? Christopher Colombus |
8 | Which British explorer was the first ship's captain to stop the disease scurvy (now known to be caused by a lack of vitamin C) among sailors by providing them with fresh fruits? Captain James Cook |
9 | Who was the Spanish adventurer and conquistador (he was also a failed law student) who overthrew the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico for Spain (1519-21). Hernán Cortes, Marqués Del Valle De Oaxaca. |
10 | Which Portuguese explorer discovered an ocean route from Portugal to the East – thought to be impossible at the time - in 1497?? Vasco da Gama |