Statistics for Top Antarctica Facts

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
It is in which hemisphere?	Southern	100%
Percentage covered by ice	98	93%
The only penguin that breeds during the winter in Antarctica	Emperor	93%
Number of countries that have signed the Antarctic Treaty	50	57%
What percentage of the world's freshwater reserves are stored there?	80%	43%
What Greek philosopher wrote about an Antarctic region in c. 350 BC?	Aristotle	43%
Low precipitation over 90% of the continent makes it an icy...	Desert	43%
Antarctica's name is Romanized Greek meaning "Opposite of the..."	North	43%
It sed to be called a name that now belongs to a country. What was it?	Australia	29%
Highest peak	Vinson Massif	29%
They are Aura Borealis in the Arctic and ...in the Antarctic	Aurora Australis	21%
Antarctica is divided in two by the...	{Transantarctic} Mountains	14%
The surface of the above lake has been compared to which of Jupiter's moons?	Europa	7%
The world's southernmost active volcano	Mount {Erebus}	7%
Largest Lake	Vostok	7%
It is the coldest, driest and ...continent	Windiest	7%
Longest River	Onyx	0%