Exploration and Discovery Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

• Explorer

• Expedition

• Colony

• Voyage

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

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

• Francisco Coronado

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Hernan Cortes

• Juan Ponce de Leon

What is the definition of 'Something that gets in your way or prevents you from doing something'?

• Achievement

• Discovery

• Exploration

• Obstacle

Who was the English explorer who sailed for the Netherlands and traveled up the Hudson River in 1609 and reached what is now Albany?

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

What is the definition of 'The science of piloting ships'?

• A navigational instrument used to help sailors find direction

• Maritime

• Navigation

• Cartography