Quiz: Easy as Sunday morning – all about North and South Pole
Which common fire resources have not been used at McMurdo station in Antarctica?
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1/10 | On August 3, 1946, the world’s first themed amusement park was opened in Indiana, the United States. The city in which it was built was named after a fictional character, who was to live in the North Pole. The park had a toy store and a deer farm. What was the name of the city?
2/10 | On August 3, 1958, the world’s first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, became the first vessel to complete the submerged transit of the geographical North Pole. A year ago, it traveled 1,10,000 km, which was named after the distance traveled by a fictional submarine in a Jules Verne Book, after which it was named. What is this book?
Answer: Twenty thousand leagues under the sea
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3/10 | There are no permanent settlements in the North Pole; Therefore, even if it has an area of 14 million sqm. There is no special standard in this. On the other side of the world, there are 24 of them in the south pole. Scientists can choose which work he does for them and sticks with it. What is this important standard?
4/10 | Geographically, it is believed that there are seven continents on our planet. The seven major landmas are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia. Why is there not Arctic in this list?
Answer: There is no land, its only snow
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5/10 | In the last 30 years, the average rainfall in the Antarctic has been 10 mm. Extreme cold temperature and high atmospheric pressure means that there is very little ability to keep moisture in the air. This means that technically, it is the greatest example of a certain terrain in the world and is not one in Africa, which one thinks about usually. What is this record?
Answer: Largest desert in the world (bigger than Sahara)
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6/10 | McMurdo Station has the only full -time fire department in Antarctica. It has 21 firefighters that usually handle emergency in many laboratories and research stations. It is a unique fire station, which fire due to lack of a particular resource. What do they not use that is known for all other fire stations?
Answer: Water, they mainly use chemicals to extinguish fire
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7/10 | Antarctica has a certain medical requirement for all researchers and long -term personnel. This is due to the separation of the location and limited medical resources. If it can be infected and can cause pain, it is recommended to remove adults?
8/10 | On arrival, visitors of South Pole find it very difficult to perform daily tasks, as it becomes difficult to breathe. The wind is very thin, and the body finds it difficult to take in oxygen. Although we imagine that the continent is like others, what is the reason for this?
Answer: High height (the entire continent is 2800 meters above sea level)
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9/10 | The world’s largest migration occurs in water around Antarctic every day. More than 10 billion tons of a certain animal migrate over 100 meters from the depth of the sea to the surface. What are these animals that come to feed whales around the world?
10/10 | In 1987, Xinji Kazama traveled over 2000 km in 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 special method of transport. If he had won the 500cc class of Dakar rally earlier, what did he do in the stick?
