1. In what year was Peary born? 1856

2. Robert E. Peary led the first expedition to travel successfully to what famous spot on the globe? the North Pole

3. In what year did this occur? 1909

4. What was the name of the American man who accompanied Peary to this destination? He was Peary's partner on this and many other expeditions. Matthew A. Henson

5. What is the name of the island at the far north of Canada to which the expedition sailed and on which they set up their base camp? Ellesmere Island

6. What type of transportation did the team use to travel over the snow? dog sled

7. Peary made many exploratory trips. Where in Central America did he explore to try to find a good location in which to build a canal to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? Nicaragua

8. One of Peary's early expeditions was almost a disaster, and the members almost starved to death. What area was this expedition charting? the ice cap of Greenland

9. Peary also went on expeditions to collect valuable, unusual objects in the Arctic. What were these objects? meteorites

10. In what year did Peary die? 1920