Who was first to reach the South Pole?
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Rear Admiral
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Capt. Amundsen
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Capt. R. E. Scett
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Sir Edmund Hillary
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Roald Amundsen a Norwegian explorer was the first to reach the South Pole on December 14 1911 beating Robert Falcon Scott by about a month. Rear Admiral is a title not a person's name and Sir Edmund Hillary was the first to climb Mount Everest not involved in the South Pole race.