Icy Quiz

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Icy Quiz

1. Antarctica is the same size as…
UK
Europe
Iceland

2. What percentage of Antarctica is ice?
98%
2%
88%

3. Antarctica gets 24 hours of daylight on…
April 1st
June 21st
December 21st

4. Who were the explorers racing to the South Pole?
Ant and Dec
Scott and Amundsen
Shackleton and Cook

5. Whose team was the first to reach the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen
Robert Falcon Scott
The A-team

6. What transport did the first team use to reach the South Pole?
On foot
Skis
Dog sleds

7. What happened to the members of the second team?
They set up home in Antarctica
They went home and became famous celebrities
They froze to death

8. Who owns Antarctica?
Everybody
UK
New Zealand

9. When was the Treaty of Antarctica signed?
1999
1961
1907

10. Who lives in Antarctica?
Miners
Scientific Researchers
Tourists