Explorers Review Quiz

I was killed by natives in the Philippines.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Da Gama

• Marco Polo

I was the first European explorer to cross the Mississippi River.

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Pizarro

• Marco Polo

My explorations resulted in two continents being named after me.

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

I landed in San Salvador but I thought I was in the Indies.

• Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Bartholomew Dias

I knew that where I was exploring was not a part of Asia as a result continents were named after me.

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

My voyage resulted in an exchange of goods between Europe and the Americas.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

Who circumnavigated the whole globe?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• James Cook

• Marco Polo

I mapped parts of what is now nine U.S. States.

• Hernando De Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Jaque Cartier

Who were the first to explore for France, discovered the St. Lawerence River, led to the establishment of Colonies for France in Canada?

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartholomew Dias

• Henry Hudson

• Jaque Cartier

I sailed for about 24 days along the West coast of Africa and along the Atlantic Ocean making it to the tip of Africa.

• Vasco Da Gama

• Bartholomew Dias

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Ves Puci