Explorers Questions

First Sightings

1) Which of these men were not one of the first 3 to see Antarctica? 

a) Fabian von Bellingshausen b) Edward Bransfield

c) Nathaniel Palmer d) Robert Falcon Scott

2) What year was Antarctica first sighted?

a) 1820 b) 1920

b) 2020 c) 1840

First Landing

3) Who was the first person to land on Antarctica? 

a) Edward Bransfield b) Robert Falcon Scott

c) Dave Johnis d) John Davis

4) What is a sealer? 

a) Someone who seals things b) Someone who trains seals to do tricks

c) Someone who hunts seals d) Someone who sleeps on a Sealy Posturepedic Mattress

5) Do historians believe he was the first person to land in Antarctica?

a) Yes             b) No

c) They aren’t sure                d) I don’t even know what a Historian is, and I was too lazy to google it

First exploration

6) Who was the first person to embark on a proper exhibition of Antarctica? 

a) Ernest Shackleton b) Matt Goodwin c) William Wallace

d) I tried to google it but I couldn’t find the answer, even though the answer is in the article and I could just read it