Three Brave Explorers

What is an explorer?

• It is someone who goes on a journey to learn about new people and places.

• It is a person that many people know.

• It is a person who works on a boat or a ship.

• It is a person that draws or produces maps.

Who is not an explorer?

• Ibn Battuta

• Thomas Edison

• Christopher Columbus

• Edmund Hillary

Which of the explorers was born in the 15th century?

• Ibn Battuta

• Christopher Columbus

• Edmund Hillary

Who wrote the book entitled Rihla?

• Ibn Battuta

• Christopher Columbus

• Edmund Hillary

Who was with Edmund Hillary when he climbed the top of Mount Everest?

• his father

• Tenshing Norway

• Tenzing Norgay

• Tenzing Norway

What did Christopher Columbus give the king and queen when he went back to Spain?

• gold and animals

• corn and turkey

• pineapple and spice

• pineapple and turkey

In what year did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the top of Mount Everest?

• 1919

• 2008

• 1953

• 1492

Ibn Battuta traveled from Morocco to Makkah as a pilgrim. What is the meaning of pilgrim?

• It is a person who writes books about his travel.

• It is someone who travels to a holy place.

• It is a person who works on a boat or a ship.

• It is someone who goes on a journey to learn about new people and places.

Who did not go to Asia?

• Ibn Battuta

• Christopher Columbus

• Edmund Hilary

Ibn Battuta rode on animals to get to his destination. Which one did he not ride on?

• horses

• elephants

• ponies

• camels