Famed for his expedition photography, he had previously been to the Antarctic.
Who is Frank Hurley?
100
Known for Scientific Discovery, he was the second to reach the South Pole
Who is Captain Robert Scott?
100
After reaching the South Pole, Captain Robert Scott and his crew died partly because of this ailment caused from a lack of vitamin C.
What is scurvy?
100
The super continent from 160 million years ago that included Africa, South America, Australia and Antarctica?
What is Gondwana?
100
Endurance left England.
What is August 8, 1914
200
He had been on Shackleton's previous expeditions, spending a total of six years in Antarctica, logging more than 5,000 miles of sledging, Second-in-command to Shackleton.
Who is Frank Wild?
200
Known for Speed and Efficiency of travel, he was the first to reach the South Pole
Who is Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen?
200
Length of time the ship's food stores were designed to last.
What was Two Years?
200
Percent of Antarctica that is free of ice.
What is 1%?
200
Arrival point on November 5, 1914, three months after leaving England.
What is South Georgia Island?
300
He had been on Shackleton's previous expeditions, also served with Captain Scott, he was an Irishman and a tough sailor, he was second officer.
Who was Tom Crean?
300
Most wanted polar exploration leader: "get down on your knees and pray he is with you when disaster strikes and all hope is gone" He was a born leader who inspired absolute trust.
Who is Sir Ernest Henry Shakelton?
300
Shackleton and the British Army's nutritionist believed in this newfangled idea.
What are vitamins?
300
The Roaring Forties, the Furious Fifties, and the Screaming Sixties.
What are the latitudes of the storm belt that surround Antarctica?
300
Waiting for the long days of mid-summer to melt the particularly heavy ice pack surrounding the continent of Antarctica, this is the length of time Endurance spent on South Georgia Island.
What is one month?
400
Even though not a single member of the crew had experience driving a dog team, this is the number of half-wold sled dogs from Canada that were brought on board the ship.
What is sixty-nine?
400
Competent, realistic, optimistic, a merchant marine officer and sailor since the age of 16, he was the Captain of the Ship, Endurance.
Who is Frank Worsley?
400
Powdered milk, cocoa, flour, Canned meat and vegetables, were in the ship's hold along with thousands of pounds of this FRESH food.
What are potatoes?
400
City on the coast of Argentina where the sled dogs and the stowaway boarded the ship.
What is Buenos Aires?
400
On this day the Endurance crossed the Antarctic Circle.
What is New Year's Eve, Dec 31, 1914
500
The stowaway who was helped on board by the young seaman, William Bakewell.
Who is Percy Blackborrow?
500
First Lord of the Admiralty, he sent a telegram to the Endurance to "proceed", in spite of Great Britain's preparations to join the war against Germany.
Who is Winston Churchill?
500
Scurvy-preventing 2,864 calorie half pound bricks of beef and vegetable protein, lard, oatmeal, salt and sugar: these were a new food invention packed in the hold of the Endurance.
What are Bovril Sledging Rations?
500
Polar front where frigid, oxygen-rich water from the south mixes with warmer water from the north creating a fertile ecosystem (South Georgia Island is located on the edge of this 25-mile wide swath)
What is the Antarctic Convergence?
500
January 19. 1915
What is the date the Endurance, only 100 miles from the continent of Antarctica, after 1000 miles of picking their way through the ice pack, becomes trapped?