I don’t expect you to be able to answer these survival stories and expeditions trivia questions, but I do hope that you’ll find them interesting and worthy of more research.
15 Survival Stories and Expeditions Trivia Questions
- Question: Which famous British explorer led the ill-fated 1914-1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, which ended with an incredible survival story after his ship, the Endurance, was trapped and crushed by ice?
- Question: What is the name of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash in the Andes Mountains in 1972, where survivors resorted to cannibalism to stay alive?
- Question: Who was the American frontiersman and explorer famously known for surviving a bear attack and traveling over 200 miles to safety in 1823?
- Question: Which 1996 Mount Everest disaster, chronicled in Jon Krakauer’s book “Into Thin Air,” resulted in the deaths of eight climbers due to a severe storm?
- Question: What is the name of the British explorer who, along with his crew, survived a treacherous journey to safety after being stranded in the Arctic in 1871?
- Question: Which American pilot famously survived for over a month on a life raft in the Pacific Ocean after being shot down during World War II, later writing about his experience in the book “Devil at My Heels”?
- Question: What is the name of the 1971 survival story involving a 17-year-old girl who was the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Peruvian rainforest?
- Question: Which legendary Australian adventurer and filmmaker is known for his solo expeditions and survival skills, earning the nickname “the Barefoot Bushman”?
- Question: What is the title of the survival memoir by Aron Ralston, who amputated his own arm to free himself after being trapped by a boulder in a Utah canyon?
- Question: Which survival story is based on the 1820 sinking of the American whaling ship Essex, which inspired Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick”?
- Question: Who was the famous mountaineer and survivor of the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, who was lost on the mountain with Andrew Irvine?
- Question: What is the name of the Chilean mining accident in 2010 where 33 miners were trapped underground for 69 days before being rescued?
- Question: Which polar explorer survived a harrowing journey across the Arctic after his airship, the Italia, crashed in 1928?
- Question: Who is the author of the book “Adrift,” which chronicles his survival story after being lost at sea for 76 days?
- Question: What is the name of the Antarctic expedition led by Douglas Mawson, known for his incredible solo survival journey in 1912-1913?
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15 Survival Stories and Expeditions Trivia Questions and Answers
- Question: Which famous British explorer led the ill-fated 1914-1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, which ended with an incredible survival story after his ship, the Endurance, was trapped and crushed by ice? – Answer: Sir Ernest Shackleton
- Question: What is the name of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash in the Andes Mountains in 1972, where survivors resorted to cannibalism to stay alive? – Answer: The Andes Flight Disaster
- Question: Who was the American frontiersman and explorer famously known for surviving a bear attack and traveling over 200 miles to safety in 1823? – Answer: Hugh Glass
- Question: Which 1996 Mount Everest disaster, chronicled in Jon Krakauer’s book “Into Thin Air,” resulted in the deaths of eight climbers due to a severe storm? – Answer: 1996 Mount Everest Disaster
- Question: What is the name of the British explorer who, along with his crew, survived a treacherous journey to safety after being stranded in the Arctic in 1871? – Answer: Sir George Nares
- Question: Which American pilot famously survived for over a month on a life raft in the Pacific Ocean after being shot down during World War II, later writing about his experience in the book “Devil at My Heels”? – Answer: Louis Zamperini
- Question: What is the name of the 1971 survival story involving a 17-year-old girl who was the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Peruvian rainforest? – Answer: Juliane Koepcke (LANSA Flight 508)
- Question: Which legendary Australian adventurer and filmmaker is known for his solo expeditions and survival skills, earning the nickname “the Barefoot Bushman”? – Answer: Alby Mangels
- Question: What is the title of the survival memoir by Aron Ralston, who amputated his own arm to free himself after being trapped by a boulder in a Utah canyon? – Answer: “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”
- Question: Which survival story is based on the 1820 sinking of the American whaling ship Essex, which inspired Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick”? – Answer: The Essex Whaleship Disaster
- Question: Who was the famous mountaineer and survivor of the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, who was lost on the mountain with Andrew Irvine? – Answer: George Mallory
- Question: What is the name of the Chilean mining accident in 2010 where 33 miners were trapped underground for 69 days before being rescued? – Answer: Copiapó Mining Accident
- Question: Which polar explorer survived a harrowing journey across the Arctic after his airship, the Italia, crashed in 1928? – Answer: Umberto Nobile
- Question: Who is the author of the book “Adrift,” which chronicles his survival story after being lost at sea for 76 days? – Answer: Steven Callahan
- Question: What is the name of the Antarctic expedition led by Douglas Mawson, known for his incredible solo survival journey in 1912-1913? – Answer: Australasian Antarctic Expedition
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