Explorers Quiz

He’s best known for proving that both of the Americas are not part of Asia, and is also the reason that both countries' names are America, named after him.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Vasco Balboa

Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to reach India, opening an important commercial sea route.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Vasco Balboa

Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Vasco Balboa

Crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513. Was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Vasco Balboa

Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean.

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Pedro Cabral

• Henry the Navigator

Sailed for the Dutch even though he was originally from England. He was looking for a northwest passage through North America. Several major landmarks in Canada are named for him.

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Pedro Cabral

• Henry the Navigator

First French explorer to reach North America. Claimed Canada for France.

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Pedro Cabral

• Henry the Navigator

Portuguese explorer who claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500. He had intended to follow Da Gama but was blown off course.

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Pedro Cabral

• Henry the Navigator

This Portuguese prince led an extensive effort to promote seafaring expertise in the 14th century. Sent many expeditions to the coast of West Africa in the 15th century, leading Portugal to discover a route around Africa, ultimately to India.

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Pedro Cabral

• Henry the Navigator

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541).

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

• Hernando de Soto

• Zhen He

• Ponce de Leon