Historical Expeditions Trivia Questions
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In 1970, who crossed the Atlantic in a reed boat named Ra II between May and July along with a small crew?
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thor heyerdahl
In the winter of 1857, Randolph Marcy led a heroic march across which Colorado mountains?
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rocky mountains
In 1271, it took over 3 years for Marco Polo and his family to reach the palace of which ruler?
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kubla khan
What was the name of the expeditions that Bohemond I led and were prominent in the 1090s?
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crusades
Which continent did Burke & Wills first cross from south to north, dying on their return journey?
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australia
Who was the person who, after being set adrift in a 1789 mutiny, sailed with 18 men in an open boat over 3,500 miles across the Pacific to Timor?
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william bligh
Who set sail in 1947 to prove how the sweet potato made it from the Andes to the Maoris?
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thor heyerdahl
What American waterway was John Franklin lost at sea searching for?
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northwest passage
What is the name of the Egyptian sun god after whom Thor Heyerdahl named his papyrus boat when he crossed the Atlantic in 1970?
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ra
In a 1939 article for National Geographic, which continent did Lincoln Ellsworth describe his four expeditions to?
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antarctica
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