Q 01/05

Nansen was born in 1861 near which capital city, then called Christiania?

A) Oslo

B) Stockholm

C) Copenhagen

D) Helsinki

Answer · why

A) Oslo

He grew up at Store Frøen, a rural estate a few kilometres north of the city, swimming, hunting and skiing.

Q 02/05

In which year did Nansen win the Nobel Peace Prize?

A) 1906

B) 1912

C) 1922

D) 1930

Answer · why

C) 1922

He learned of the award while attending the Conference of Lausanne and donated the prize money to relief efforts.

Q 03/05

How did Nansen's six-man team make the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888?

A) With Icelandic ponies

B) On cross-country skis

C) On dog-drawn sledges

D) On Inuit snowshoes

Answer · why

B) On cross-country skis

The party man-hauled lightweight sledges of Nansen's own design from the uninhabited east coast towards the settled west.

Q 04/05

What record northern latitude did Nansen reach during the Fram expedition?

A) 80°10′

B) 82°45′

C) 84°04′

D) 86°14′

Answer · why

D) 86°14′

It was almost three degrees beyond the previous record and stood until an Italian expedition passed it in 1900.

Q 05/05

What subject did Nansen study at the Royal Frederick University in Christiania?

A) Zoology

B) Geology

C) Medicine

D) Law

Answer · why

A) Zoology

He later said he chose it because it offered the chance of a life in the open air.