Explorers Quiz

Who was the first European to round the tip of Southern Africa?

• Dias

• Magellan

• Cortes

• Vespucci

The Americas are named after what famous explorer/map maker?

• Columbus

• Vespucci

• Da Gama

• Polo

Who was looking for the 7 Golden cities, but found the Grand Canyon instead?

• de Soto

• Dias

• da Gama

• De Coronado

Cabral was looking to complete a trade from Europe to Asia, but landed in ____________ on accident.

• Brazil

• North America

• Mexico

• Cuba

_____________ opened a navigation school and allowed Portugal to get the lead in the Age of Exploration.

• Magellan

• Henry the Navigator

• Sir Francis Drake

• Pizarro

Who was the first European to find a direct sea route from Europe to Asia?

• de Soto

• de Champlain

• de Coronado

• da Gama

What was Magellan's enduring legacy?

• first European to find a direct sea route from Europe to Asia

• first European to circumnavigate the globe

• first European to find the Mississippi River

• first European to find Brazil

Ponce de Leon was looking for the Fountain of Youth, but found what US state instead?

• Georgia

• Florida

• South Carolina

• Ohio

What French explorer found Quebec?

• Champlain

• Cortes

• Cabral

• Columbus

Who was the first European to discover the New World?

• Dias

• Ponce de Leon

• de Soto

• Columbus