Adventure & Exploration Trivia

History And Geography

A collection of factual questions covering historical expeditions, famous explorers, and milestones in human discovery across land, sea, and space.

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7 Questions Medium Ages 5+ Apr 6, 2026

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1 Which explorer led the first expedition to successfully reach the South Pole in 1911?

A Roald Amundsen
B Robert Falcon Scott
C Ernest Shackleton
D Douglas Mawson

2 What was the name of the ship that Ernest Shackleton used during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914?

A Discovery
B Endurance
C Terra Nova
D Aurora

3 Who was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest along with Tenzing Norgay?

A George Mallory
B Edmund Hillary
C Reinhold Messner
D Andrew Irvine

4 In 1932, who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

A Beryl Markham
B Amy Johnson
C Amelia Earhart
D Harriet Quimby

5 Which Portuguese explorer was the first European to reach India by sea, sailing around the Cape of Good Hope?

A Ferdinand Magellan
B Bartolomeu Dias
C Christopher Columbus
D Vasco da Gama

6 After Ferdinand Magellan's death, who completed the first circumnavigation of the globe?

A Francis Drake
B Juan Sebastián Elcano
C Amerigo Vespucci
D John Cabot

7 Which British officer and explorer identified Lake Victoria as the source of the Nile River in 1858?

A Richard Francis Burton
B John Hanning Speke
C Henry Morton Stanley
D David Livingstone

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