A Send Off and a Quiz

Last Sunday, several friends got together to toast to my trip. It was great! For a little topical entertainment, Josh and I made a quiz about Antarctica. The answers are at the bottom of this post.

1. What the name of the base that Murphy is staying at in Antarctica?

   A - Palmer

   B - Byrd station

   C - McMurdo

   D - Ice House

2. What type of climate is Antarctica?

   A - tundra

   B - desert

   C - cold

   D - real damn cold

3. Name of the training program that Murphy will go through in Antarctica.

   A - Artic Survival

   B - Party with Penguins Prep

   C - Happy Camper

   D - Igloo and Outdoor Training

4. How long is the summer season in Antarctica?

   A - 6 months

   B - 3 months

   C - 1.5 months

   D - never

5. What is the temperature range at McMurdo Station in summer?

6. About how many penguins live there

   A - 1.2 million

   B - 150,000

   C - 10 million

   D - Shit, i don't know. like, 50 million

7. Which animal is not found in Antarctica?

   A - seabirds

   B - seals

   C - penguins

   D - polar bears

8. Name the only two countries you can enter Antarctica from?

9. How deep is the ice in the deepest glacier in Antarctica?

10. How long ago did Antarctica loose all it's plant life and become a frozen state?

11. How many people live in Antarctica during the summer?

12. Is Antarctica bigger or smaller than the continental USA?

13. What year did the first person set foot on Antarctica

   A - 1971

   B - 1722

   C - 1821 

   D - 2001

14. What does name Antarctica mean?

15. How much of the earth's ice is found in Antarctica?

   A - 25%

   B - 50%

   C - 15%

   D - 90%





ANSWERS : 1) C, 2) B, 3) C, 4) A, 5) 0 to -40F, 6) D, 7) D, 8) Chile & New Zealand, 9) 15,670 ft. thick, 10) 35 million years ago, 11) summer = 4,000 on and off, 12) 1.4x bigger, 13) C, 14) A Greek word meaning "Opposite to the North", 15) D