Explorers

What is Prince Henry the Navigator is known for.

Select all that apply

• Rewriting Marco Polo's book in Spanish

• Starting the European Slave Trade

• Opening a navigation school

• Nothing, he was lame

Which explorer went on a quest to find a "Golden City"?

• Francisco Vazquez

• Vasco de Gama

• John Smith

• Christopher Columbus

What coast did Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo famously "discover"

• The southern coast of California

• The northern coast of California

• the eastern coast of Pangea

• The southern coast of Alaska

What was John White known for? select all that apply

• His paintings and sketches

• Governor of Roanoke

• Married Pocahontas

• Founding Canada

Was Francis Drake the first or second to circumnavigate the world?

• First

• He didn't actually navigate at all

• He actually sailed the third time, not the first or second

• Second

Why was Jimenez de Quesada unsuccessful on his quest to El Dorado?

• El Dorado is not real

• It disappeared along with Quesada's troops

• The crew got infected with scarlet fever

• He was successful and ended up a very rich man

Bartolomeu Dias discovered

• North America

• The Cape of Good Hope

• South America

• None of the above

Where was Thomas Cavendish from?

• England

• Netherlands

• Portugal

• Italy

Where did Pedro Alvares Cabral lead an expedition to?

• Portugal

• Wonderland

• Australia

• Brazil

Who was one of the English "Sea Dogs" who claimed California for England, and was a licensed pirate?

• Thomas Cavendish

• Henry Hudson

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Sir Francis Drake