North Pole Trivia Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 What is the latitude of the Geographic North Pole?

A. 45° North

B. 66.5° North

C. 90° North

2 Which ocean surrounds the North Pole?

A. Arctic Ocean

B. Atlantic Ocean

C. Pacific Ocean

3 What special property of lines of longitude occurs at the North Pole?

A. They are parallel and never meet

B. There are no longitude lines north of 80° N

C. They all meet at a single point

4 Which statement is true about time at the North Pole?

A. It follows Moscow Time year-round

B. There is no official time zone; expeditions choose a convenient one

C. It is set to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by international law

5 Which animal is native to the Arctic near the North Pole?

A. Kangaroo

B. Emperor penguin

C. Polar bear

6 During summer, how long does the Sun stay continuously above the horizon at the North Pole?

A. About 24 hours

B. About six months

C. About two weeks

7 What is true about the North Magnetic Pole?

A. It is fixed exactly at 90° North

B. It is located in Antarctica

C. It moves over time due to changes in Earth’s magnetic field

8 Who owns the North Pole?

A. No single country; it lies in international waters (though seabed claims exist)

B. Russia

C. Canada

9 Which expedition made the first verified journey to the North Pole region by air?

A. Scott’s 1912 polar party

B. Robert Peary’s 1909 expedition

C. The 1926 airship Norge led by Amundsen, Nobile, and Ellsworth

10 In July, the typical surface air temperature near the North Pole is closest to:

A. Around 25°C (77°F)

B. -50°C (-58°F)

C. Around 0°C (32°F)

11 What kind of surface is found at the exact Geographic North Pole?

A. A rocky island peak

B. Floating sea ice over the Arctic Ocean

C. A permanent ice sheet attached to land

12 What causes the aurora borealis often seen in Arctic skies?

A. Volcanic gases glowing in cold air

B. Charged particles from the Sun colliding with gases in Earth’s atmosphere

C. Reflections of city lights on high clouds

13 If you stand at the North Pole and start walking in any direction, which compass direction are you heading?

A. West

B. South

C. East

14 At the North Pole, when does the Sun rise?

A. At the December solstice

B. Around the March (spring) equinox

C. At the June solstice

15 The North Pole Marathon is typically run on what surface?

A. Sand dunes along an Arctic beach

B. A glacier on Greenland’s ice sheet

C. Sea ice floating over the Arctic Ocean