| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| It is in which hemisphere? | Southern | 91%
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| Percentage covered by ice | 98 | 87%
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| The only penguin that breeds during the winter in Antarctica | Emperor | 87%
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| Number of countries that have signed the Antarctic Treaty | 50 | 48%
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| What percentage of the world's freshwater reserves are stored there? | 80% | 43%
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| Antarctica's name is Romanized Greek meaning "Opposite of the..." | North | 43%
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| What Greek philosopher wrote about an Antarctic region in c. 350 BC? | Aristotle | 39%
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| Low precipitation over 90% of the continent makes it an icy... | Desert | 39%
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| It sed to be called a name that now belongs to a country. What was it? | Australia | 35%
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| Highest peak | Vinson Massif | 26%
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| They are Aura Borealis in the Arctic and ...in the Antarctic | Aurora Australis | 22%
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| Antarctica is divided in two by the... | {Transantarctic} Mountains | 13%
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| Largest Lake | Vostok | 13%
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| It is the coldest, driest and ...continent | Windiest | 13%
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| The surface of the above lake has been compared to which of Jupiter's moons? | Europa | 9%
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| The world's southernmost active volcano | Mount {Erebus} | 9%
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| Longest River | Onyx | 4%
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