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Exploration and Discovery Quiz

Authored by Corinna Morrison

History

5th Grade

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Exploration and Discovery Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of 'A navigational instrument used to help sailors find direction'?

A completed task or goal that has been reached

The science of piloting ships

Something that gets in your way or prevents you from doing something

Compass

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and in 1492 sailed to the New World (North and South America)?

Christopher Columbus

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Ferdinand Magellan

Amerigo Vespucci

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of 'A group of people settled in a distant land that are ruled by the government of their native land'?

Explorer

Expedition

Voyage

Colony

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the French explorer who sailed up the St. Lawrence River hoping to find the Northwest Passage?

Henry Hudson

Ferdinand Magellan

Jacques Cartier

Amerigo Vespucci

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of 'A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose'?

Explorer

Expedition

Colony

Voyage

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of 'To travel in a region that was previously unknown or little known in order to learn about its natural features and inhabitants'?

Exploration

Obstacle

Achievement

Discovery

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Spanish explorer who named present-day Florida?

Francisco Coronado

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Hernan Cortes

Juan Ponce de Leon

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