Trivia Quiz: Great Explorers

Test your knowledge of the early explorers whose travels changed our view of the world.

Question 1: How many voyages did Columbus make to the New World?

A: Two
B: Three
C: Four
D: Five

Question 2: What was Amerigo Vespucci, the man from whose name "America" came, known for?

A: Exploration
B: Mapmaking
C: Historical writing
D: He was a noble with enough sway to get his name noticed

Question 3: Where was Christopher Columbus originally from?

A: Spain
B: Germany
C: England
D: Italy

Question 4: What did John Cabot command in 1497?

A: The first English voyage to America
B: The first attempt at circumnavigation
C: The first English voyage to India
D: A failed voyage to Africa

Question 5: Where did Ferdinand Magellan die?

A: Florida
B: South America
C: The coast of what would become Virginia
D: The Philippines

Question 6: What happened to explorer Henry Hudson's crew in 1611?

A: They were all killed by illness
B: They mutinied
C: They were lost in a storm
D: They convinced Hudson to end his voyage and return home

Question 7: Which explorer first met the Amazons?

A: Cook
B: Orellana
C: Magellan
D: de Solis

Question 8: What was the name of the ship in which Sir Francis Drake made the second circumnavigation of the globe?

A: The Spray
B: The Arcadia
C: The Golden Hind
D: The Argo

Question 9: What animal did Lewis and Clark find during their exploration and send back to Jefferson as a pet?

A: Prairie dog
B: Elk
C: Bison
D: Coyote

Question 10: What was the "Bounty" transporting during its fateful voyage?

A: Insect specimens
B: Alcohol
C: Spices
D: Plants

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