Antarctica Facts trivia quiz
A focused timed quiz from the Antarctica Facts question deck.
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About this quiz
Sort fact from fiction about claims and activity in Antarctica, where no single nation rules. Each map marker leads to a question answered within twenty seconds, and there are no lives to spend so you can think it through. Straightforward cases appear first and misleading ones follow. A clever twist for polar geography fans.
Sample questions from this quiz
Here are 12 sample questions from the Antarctica Facts deck. Expand any of them to check the answer.
How many sovereign countries exist on the continent of Antarctica?
Answer: None
Antarctica has no sovereign countries.
Which country manages the Troll and Aboa programs?
Answer: Sweden
Aboa is Finnish; the answer asked for the managing Fenno-Scandic pair is Norway's Troll and Finland's Aboa is separate.
Which country claims King Edward Point near the Antarctic peninsula?
Answer: United Kingdom
Suggested correction to claim-adjacent territory.
Which statement about Antarctic sovereignty is correct?
Answer: No country owns Antarctica
What governs territorial claims in Antarctica?
Answer: The Antarctic Treaty
Which of these is NOT a claimed Antarctic country?
Answer: Mexico
Which continent has no permanent native population?
Answer: Antarctica
Which country has a territorial claim called Queen Maud Land?
Answer: Norway
Which country claims the Antarctic Peninsula near South America?
Answer: Argentina
Which South American country stakes an Antarctic claim?
Answer: Chile
Which country runs the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station?
Answer: United States
Which country operates the McMurdo Station?
Answer: United States
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How many questions are in the Antarctica Facts quiz?
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