Wednesday 18th February 2026
Difficulty: Very hard
Reaching the Pole (#1,188)
Atmospheric Research Observatory, South Pole, Antarctica. Photo by NOAA (Unsplash)
1. Which was reached first (by human explorers) - the North Pole or the South Pole?
2. The first consistent, verified, and scientifically convincing attainment of the North Pole was by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. But how did he travel there?
3. By how long did Roald Amundsen and his team beat Capt Robert Scott's rival expedition to the South Pole?
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