Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was the first to reach the south pole?

  1. Rear Admiral

  2. Capt. Amundsen

  3. Capt. R. E. Scett

  4. Sir Edmund Hillary

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Explanation

Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, was the first person to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911, beating a British expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott. Sir Edmund Hillary was famous for climbing Mount Everest in 1953, long after the South Pole was reached.