Ask almost any experienced igloo builder and he'll tell you
that igloo construction is something everyone can learn to do.
Indeed, during his two years studying arctic survival skills
from the Netsilik tribe of Inuit on King William Island, polar
explorer Roald Amundsen became an expert igloo builder, even
though at first, he recalled, "Many a snow block did I get on
my head when I tried this work." But the best snow-hut
architects will also tell you that you would need to know some
important things before you could build a successful igloo
yourself. In this quiz, see if you can guess the answers to a
handful of questions about the winter shelters of native
arctic peoples. To begin the
quiz, click on the image at left.—Lexi Krock
