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Kon-Tiki

Credits: by Unknown (Author); 1947; source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kon-Tiki.jpg; licence PD

The Kon-Tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands, led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl. The raft was named Kon-Tiki after the Inca sun god, Viracocha, for whom "Kon-Tiki" was said to be an old name.

Heyerdahl believed that people from South America could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. His aim in mounting the Kon-Tiki expedition was to show, by using only the materials and technologies available to those people at the time, that there were no technical reasons to prevent them from having done so.

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What was the purpose of the Kon-Tiki Expedition?

Q: What was the purpose of the Kon-Tiki Expedition?
- A journey to the heart of the Amazon rainforest to categorize a rare species of frog before it went extinct.
- A journey by raft across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands, led by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl. (correct)
- A mission to rescue the Norwegian crown prince from pirates in the caribbean.
Feedback (0 to 0%): Wrong
Feedback (1 to 99%): Almost!
Feedback (100 to 100%): Correct!

"Kon Tiki" is said to be the old name for the Inca Sun God Vriacocha.

Q: "Kon Tiki" is said to be the old name for the Inca Sun God Vriacocha.
A: true

The Crew

Kon-Tiki had a six-man crew, all of whom were Norwegian except for Bengt Danielsson, a Swede. The expedition also carried a pet parrot named Lorita.

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Match the roles of the Kon-Tiki crew members with their image:

- Radio Expert
- Steward
- Leader
- Sailor and Painter
- Engineer
- Radio Expert
Q: knut
A: Radio Expert; Radio Expert
Q: steward
A: Steward
Q: leader
A: Leader
Q: Sailor
A: Sailor and Painter
Q: engineer
A: Engineer
Q: radio2
A: Radio Expert; Radio Expert
Credits: Kon-Tiki Crew; by Unknown; 1947; source http://varldenshistoria.se/slideshows/galleri-kon-tiki; licence PD