Jan. 20, 2026
Penguin Awareness Day
Penguin Awareness Day: Antarctic explorers, penguin species, and life at the poles.
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Calaroga Shark Media PI. I'm Mark Allison. In Today's theme
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is Penguin Awareness Day, Antarctic Explorers, Penguin species and life
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at the Poles. Question one, Which Norwegian explorer reached the
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South Pole on December fourteenth, nineteen eleven, beating Robert Falcon
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Scott's party by over a month after carefully planning with
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dog teams and skis. Question two, named during an eighteen
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forty French expedition, which penguin species honors the wife of
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explorer Jules dumand Derville, who christened Adelie Land after her
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Question three? Facing months of darkness and brutal cold, what
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unique method do male Emperor penguins use to incubate their
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single egg through the Antarctic winter? Question four? What do
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we call the phenomenon in Antarctica when the sun stays
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above the horizon for twenty four hours during the height
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of summer south of the Antarctic Circle? Question five. During
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Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition nineteen ten nineteen thirteen,
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team members collected fossils near the Beardmore Glacier that later
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supported the idea of Gondwana. These famous fossils are from
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what ancient plant? We'll be right back with these answers
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after this break. Welcome back. Question one. Who first reached
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the South Pole in nineteen eleven? Answer Rolled Aminson. Aminson's
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team arrived on December fourteenth, nineteen eleven, while Scott's reached
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the pole on January seventeenth, nineteen twelve. Amuinson's use of
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dawgs and skis, meticulous planning and lighter loads proved crucial
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to his success and safe return. Question two, which penguin
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is named after a French explorer's wife, Answer Adelie penguin.
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Durville named the region Adilie Land for his wife Adele,
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and the penguins he observed there became known as Adelie penguins.
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They are among the most widespread penguins on the Antarctic continent.
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Question three. How do male emperor penguins incubate their egg? Answer?
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They balance it on their feet under a brood pouch.
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Male emperors cradle the egg atop their feet beneath a
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feathered brood pouch, keeping it off the ice and warm.
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They fast for weeks and huddle tightly to conserve heat
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until the chick hatches. Question four name the twenty four
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hour daylight at the poles. Answer the midnight sun. South
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of the Antarctic Circle, summertime brings continuous daylight, while winter
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brings continuous night. At the south pole, the sun rises
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and sets only once per year. Question five, Which plant
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fossil did Scott's team find key evidence for Gondwana? Answer
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glossop Terrace. Glossop Terrace was a seed fern whose fossils
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were found with Scott's party, linking southern continents through shared
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ancient flora. The discovery bolstered the theory of continental drift,
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long before plate tectonics was widely accepted. That concludes today's
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five daily Trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions
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were crafted with the help of AI technology. See you tomorrow.
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