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| 1. | Scott of the Antartic reached the South Pole in January 2012. Who beat him to it? |
| 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? |
| 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? |
| 4. | Who were the two men who first stepped foot on the moon? |
| 5. | Who was the first person to have indisputably reached both the North and South Poles? |
| 6. | Who were the American explorers who travelled from Missouri to the Oregon and back between 1804 and 1806? |
| 7. | Who is most commonly attributed as finding America, when he was hoping to find a route to India? |
| 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? |
| 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). |
| 10. | Which Portuguese explorer discovered an ocean route from Portugal to the East – thought to be impossible at the time - in 1497?? |
quiz kindly submitted by Andy Howell on 21st January 2012