Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning – All about the North and South poles
What common firefighting resource is not used at Antarctica’s McMurdo Station?
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On August 3, 1946, the world’s first themed amusement park opened in Indiana, United States. The town it was built in was named after a fictional character who was supposed to live in the North Pole. The park had a toy store and a deer farm. What was the name of the town?
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On August 3, 1958, the world’s first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, became the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole. The year before, it had travelled 1,10,000 km, matching the distance travelled by the fictional submarine in a Jules Verne book, after which it was named. What book is this?
Answer : Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
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There are no permanent settlers in the North Pole; hence, even though it has an area of 14 million sq.km. it does not have a particular standard. On the other side of the world, the South Pole has 24 of them. Scientists can choose which one works for them and stick with it. What is this important standard?
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Geographically, it is considered that there are seven continents on our planet. The seven big landmasses are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia. Why isn’t the Arctic in this list?
Answer : There is no land, its only ice
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Over the last 30 years, the average rainfall in the Antarctic has been 10mm. The extreme cold temperatures and high atmospheric pressure mean the air has a very low capacity to hold moisture. This means that technically, it is the largest example of a certain terrain in the world and not the one in Africa, which one would normally think of. What record is this?
Answer : Largest desert in the world (bigger than Sahara)
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McMurdo Station has the only full-time fire department in Antarctica. It has 21 firefighters who usually handle emergencies in the many labs and research stations. It is a unique fire station with regard to how they put out fires due to a lack of a particular resource. What do they not use which all other fire stations are known for?
Answer : Water, they primarily use chemicals to extinguish fires
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There is a certain medical requirement for all researchers and long-term personnel heading to Antarctica. This is due to the isolation of the place and limited medical resources. What are adults recommended to remove in case it could become infected and cause pain?
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Visitors to the South Pole on arriving find it very hard to do daily tasks, as breathing becomes hard. The air is very thin, and the body finds it difficult to take in oxygen. Though we imagine the continent to be like others, what is the reason for this?
Answer : High Altitude (entire continent is 2800 meters above sea level)
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The world’s greatest migration happens every day in the frigid waters around the Antarctic. More than 10 billion tons of a certain animal vertically migrate more than 100 meters from the depths of the ocean to the surface. What are these animals that whales from all around the world come to feed on?
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In 1987, Shinji Kazama travelled more than 2000 km over 44 days to reach the North Pole. In 1992, he reached the South Pole in 24 days, becoming the first person to reach both poles using this particular method of transport. If he had earlier won the 500cc class of the Dakar Rally, what had he used to get to the poles?
Answer : A motorcycle (Yamaha TW200)
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