European Exploration Review

Which country was not part of the European rivalry in exploration?

• Germany

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

What were most explorers looking for?

• jewels

• new trade routes

• ancestors

• a lost city

Which of the following was not considered one of the three Gs?

• gold

• glory

• glamor

• God

Who was the first European to travel around the world?

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

• None of these

Which explorer was the first to make it to India by sea?

• da Gama

• Columbus

• Pizarro

• Vespucci

Who are the Americas named after?

• Columbus

• Vespucci

• Champlain

• none of these

Who searched for the cities of gold in the North American Southwest?

• Coronado

• Champlain

• Columbus

• Cabral

Which explorer has a bay in New York named after him?

• Drake

• Eriksson

• Hudson

• Champlain

Which explorer set up a colony in Quebec?

• Champlain

• Hudson

• de Soto

• Vespucci

Which Viking explorer is credited with being the first to North America?

• Cabrillo

• Columbus

• Balboa

• Eriksson