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Antarctica gets 24 hours of daylight on what day?
  1. 21 January
  2. 21 June
  3. 21 September
  4. 21 December

Antarctica has the worlds largest …

  1. Desert
  2. Volcano
  3. Lake
  4. City

Antarctica has what percentage of the world's ice?

  1. 100%
  2. 87%
  3. 47%
  4. 27%

The size of Antarctica is: (New Zealand is 268670 km sq)

  1. 6 million sq km
  2. 10 million sq km
  3. 14 million sq km
  4. 18 million sq km

If the 7 continents of the world were put in size order, from largest to smallest, where would Antarctica be?

  1. Largest
  2. 3rd largest
  3. 5th largest
  4. Smallest

What country did the first person to the South Pole come from?

  1. Norway
  2. New Zealand
  3. USA
  4. United Kingdom

Approximately how many nations send people to the Antarctica to carry out scientific research in winter and summer?

  1. 3
  2. 10
  3. 19
  4. 29

Who controls Antarctica?

  1. Many countries through the Antarctic Treaty
  2. New Zealand
  3. USA
  4. Australia

Who are the indigenous people of Antarctica?

  1. Penguins
  2. Eskimos
  3. Antarcticans
  4. No one

New Zealand has a permanent base in Antarctica. What is it called?

  1. Shackleton's Base
  2. Scott Base
  3. McMurdo Base
  4. South Pole Base

Where is Antarctica New Zealand's head office based?

  1. Auckland
  2. Wellington
  3. Christchurch
  4. Dunedin

Which Antarctic explorer made many geographical discoveries and led the first aerial survey of Antarctica by balloon. He and his crew later died on an expedition back to South Pole:

  1. Ernest Shackleton
  2. Robert Scott
  3. Roald Admundsen
  4. Edmund Hillary

Which statement is correct?

  1. Antarctica is the world's wettest, sunniest continent
  2. Antarctica is the world's smallest and wettest continent
  3. Antarctica is the world's windiest, sunniest continent
  4. Antarctica is the world's coldest, windiest, driest continent

What type of Antarctic wildlife are the King, Emperor, Gentoo, Adelie and Macaroni?

  1. Penguin
  2. Albatross
  3. Whale
  4. Seal

Which season can no one leave or arrive in Antarctica (basically if you are there in this season, you are stuck there)

  1. Summer
  2. Autumn
  3. Winter
  4. Spring




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