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European Explorers Quiz

Authored by Ryan Cavanagh

Social Studies

5th Grade

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European Explorers Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary goal of the Age of Exploration?

To find new trade routes to Asia

To explore the moon

To build the largest navy

To colonize the interior of Africa

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year did Christopher Columbus first reach the Americas?

1492

1607

1776

1820

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which country did Vasco da Gama sail for when he found a sea route to India?

Spain

Portugal

England

France

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ferdinand Magellan is best known for being the first to:

Discover the Americas

Circumnavigate the globe

Sail around the Cape of Good Hope

Cross the Pacific Ocean

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Henry Hudson explored parts of the Arctic Ocean and northeastern North America for which country?

Spain

England

The Netherlands

France

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason European explorers wanted to find a sea route to Asia?

To spread Christianity

To find gold

To trade spices and silk

To discover new lands for colonization

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the Earth, proving it was round?

Christopher Columbus

Vasco da Gama

Ferdinand Magellan

Henry Hudson

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