Featured Article Quiz #276
Fridtjof Nansen
#1 Which award did Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen receive in 1922?
Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Physics
#2 In 1888, Nansen became famous for leading what major achievement?
The first crossing of Greenland’s interior
The first circumnavigation of the Arctic Ocean
The first successful crossing of the Sahara Desert by foot
#3 How long did Nansen’s party take to complete the crossing of Greenland’s inland ice during the 1888 expedition?
49 days
21 days
120 days