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Updated 06 February 2004, 15.14

When was Antarctica first sighted by sailors?

A: 1719

B: 1819

C: 1919

Roald Amundsen's team were the first to the South Pole, their sleds were pulled by:

A: Horses and dogs

B: Reindeer and dogs

C: Just dogs

Why did Amundsen shoot a lot of his dogs?

A: They had frost bite

B: He fed them to the other dogs

C: They hassled the penguins

Robert Scott's team were the second to make it to the south Pole, what happened to them on the way back?

A: They discovered mount Erebus

B: They had to eat penguins

C: They all froze to death

In 1929 Richard E. Byrd did what to the South Pole:

A: Drove to it

B: Walked to it

C: Flew a plane over it

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