General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 22 May 2016
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Question 1: When British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton led an expedition 1914-17, in the course of which his men spent time on Elephant Island, what was the aim of the expedition?
A
B
To reach the South Pole
To cross Antarctica from sea to sea via the South Pole
C
To climb Mount Erebus in Antarctica
D
To establish a new record for reaching farthest south (success was at latitude 88°S)