How much do you know about our world's greatest expeditions?
Greatest Expeditions Quiz
Test your knowledge on the world’s most fascinating expeditions and discoveries! From the Apollo 11 mission to the treacherous journeys across uncharted lands, this quiz will take you through the remarkable feats of explorers and adventurers.
Challenge yourself with intriguing questions about:
- Historical expeditions
- Famous explorers
- Unforgettable discoveries
The Apollo 11 mission to the moon was powered by which rocket?
Vostok I
Saturn V
Titan II
What was the name of Captain Robert Scott's depot which they failed to reach – by just 11 miles – after making it to the South Pole in 1912?
One Ton
One Ounce
Ten Ton
Which ocean did the raft Kon-Tiki travel across in 1947?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
What was the name of Captain James Cook's ship that took him to Australia?
HMS Beagle
HMS Wager
HMS Endeavour
Three days before Hillary and Tenzing reached the summit of Everest, another party were only 100 metres away from reaching the top. Is this:
True
False
What was Percy Fawcett searching for in South America?
Xanadu
The Lost City of Z
Petra
Burke and Wills crossed Australia in 1860–1 but they made a fatal mistake. What was it?
They shot at Aborigines who were trying to help them.
They fell out and went in separate directions
What was the name of the river that John Wesley Powell successfully navigated down in 1869?
Colorado
Nile
Mississippi
What was so unusual about Alexandra David-Néel trek across the Himalayas to Lhasa in 1924?
She was blind
She was dressed as a man
In 2016 Bertrand Piccard successfully landed his solar powered plane in Abu Dhabi having flown around the world without fuel. What was the name of his aircraft?
The Jetstream
Solar Impulse 2
Sun Traveller 1
What was Fridtjof Nansen's strategy to try to reach the North Pole in 1893–6?
He waited until late summer to ensure he had the least amount of ice to cross.
He deliberately froze his ship into the ice pack so he could drift with it.
He went alone with no provisions, eating what he could find.
The Trail of Tears refers to....
...the resettlement of Aboriginal children in Australia
....the forced migration of Native American tribes in America
...the displacement of the Maori population in New Zealand
As a gift, the Incan emperor Atahualpa gave Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish conquistador, enough gold and silver treasure to fill two rooms. What was his reward for this gesture?
Peace with the Spanish
Execution
A visit to Europe to meet King Charles of Spain
Annie Londonderry travelled around the world using what mode of transport in 1894?
A bicycle
A horse
A car
In 1960 the submersible 'Trieste' reached the deepest point on the earth's crust – the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean. How deep is it? Clue- the Titanic is 4 km down.
5 km
8 km
11 km
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