Multiple choice general knowledge history

This American explorer and aviator graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1912 and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1926 for making the first flight over the North Pole.

  1. Floyd Bennett

  2. Roald Amundsen

  3. Frederick Albert Cook

  4. Richard Byrd

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Explanation

Richard Byrd graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1912 and became a pioneering aviator. In 1926, he made the first flight over the North Pole and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for this achievement. Byrd went on to become a famous polar explorer, leading multiple expeditions to Antarctica.