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1.What relation is Alexandra Shackleton to Ernest Shackleton?
his great-granddaughter
his niece
his daughter
his granddaughter


2.About what distance is it across Antartica?
1800 kilometers
1000 miles
1850 kilometers
1800 miles


3.How many men did Ernest Shackleton bring home from his expedition?
twenty-seven
twenty-five
five
three hundred


4.What did Ernest Shackleton have to throw away when the expedition lost its ship?
a banjo and a handful of gold coins
two weeks of food
a handful of gold coins, a gold watch, and a Bible
nothing


5.On what date did the Endurance leave London for Antartica?
August 4th, 1914
August 1st, 1914
October 26th, 1914
August 2nd, 1918

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