Explorers Quiz

Who was the first to circumnavigate (sail around) the Earth?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

Who is the second explorer to circumnavigate (sail around) the globe? He was also a pirate.

• Magellan

• Cortes

• Cartier

• Drake

Jacques Cartier sailed for _________.

• Spain
• France
• England

Christopher Columbus sailed for ________.

• Spain
• France
• England

Trade was a great motivating factor for exploration.  European nations also wanted to spread_________________throughout the new world.

• Buddhism
• Islam
• Christianity
• Nativism

Where was Vasco de Gama from?

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

• England

Where were Christopher Columbus, Hernando Cortez, Francisco Pizarro, and Ferdinand Magellan from?

• Portugal

• England

• Spain

• France

Where was Sir Francis Drake from?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• England

Who was the first person to sail around the bottom of Africa?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Sir Francis Drake

Who sailed to find a new route it India but found the Americas instead?

• Sir Francis Drake

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizarro

• Ferdinand Magellan