Trivia: Who is widely credited as the first man to reach the South Pole?
James Cook
Ernest Shackleton
Robert Peary
Roald Amundsen
Correct Answer: Roald Amundsen
So why is this answer correct? : Roald Amundsen and his crew of Norwegian explorers first reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911. The discovery occurred two years after Robert Peary was believed to have broken the same record at the North Pole.