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Antarctic Sled Dogs Quiz

Dogs pulled sledges across Antarctica for almost a century. How much do you know about the dogs of Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton?

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  1. How many dogs sailed south with Ernest Shackleton on Endurance?

    Not one of them came home, but all of the men did.

  2. Where did Cecil Meares buy dogs for Robert Falcon Scott's 1910 expedition?

    He came back with 33 Siberian huskies, including the lead dog Osman.

  3. What did Scott find when he was lowered into a crevasse to rescue two dogs?

    Every dog survived, but Scott never again talked about dogs taking him to the Pole.

  4. What was the camp called where Amundsen's team killed 24 dogs?

    Amundsen planned in advance to feed some dogs to the others and the men.

  5. When did Amundsen reach the South Pole?

    He came back with eleven dogs.

  6. What did Shackleton's crew call the ice kennels they built for the dogs?

    The puppy versions were called puploos.

  7. What did the crew bet with in the Antarctic Derby sledge race?

    Money was useless out there.

  8. Why were the last dogs removed from Antarctica in 1994?

    There were fears that canine distemper could spread to seals.

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