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Throughout history, trivia has always been more than a game.

In ancient Greece, scholars tested each other’s wit in symposiums. In 12th-century Baghdad, thinkers debated questions in bustling libraries. Even in medieval Europe, monarchs used riddles and logic games to assess the sharpness of their advisors.

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Richard Byrd’s Frozen Triumph

👉 Marquee Event

On November 29, 1929, American explorer and naval aviator Richard E. Byrd etched his name into the annals of history by becoming the first person to fly over the South Pole.

Departing from Little America, a remote base on the edge of the Antarctic coast, Byrd and his crew soared into the icy sky aboard a Ford Trimotor named the Floyd Bennett. After a grueling 18-hour flight through sub-zero temperatures and whiteout conditions, Byrd successfully circled the Earth's southernmost point.

His aerial feat came just 18 years after Roald Amundsen's ground team had first reached the Pole, cementing America’s place in Antarctic exploration and forever changing how the world saw one of its last great frontiers.

📌 Why This Matters

The South Pole isn’t just an icy dot on the globe; it represents human tenacity, scientific ambition, and the urge to conquer the unknown.

Byrd's 1929 flight wasn’t just a first in aviation; it marked the beginning of sustained scientific and geopolitical interest in Antarctica—opening the door for research on climate, geology, and Earth's magnetic fields.

Today, the South Pole continues to be a symbol of extreme exploration—a place where humans test the limits of endurance and a site of international cooperation in science through institutions like the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.

🎯 How Much do you Know about the South Pole?

💡 Did you know?

• Temperatures at the South Pole can dip below −60°C (−76°F).

• Richard Byrd later spent five months alone in a remote weather station, nearly dying from carbon monoxide poisoning.

• There’s no night or day at the South Pole—only 6 months of sunlight and 6 months of darkness.

• GPS doesn’t work normally at the pole—all directions are north!

The Pole is an alien landscape right here on Earth—and one that Byrd helped us reach first by air.

👉 Play our South Pole quiz now.

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