Early European Explorers

Quiz

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English

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5th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.3.5, RL.7.9, RL.11-12.6

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Julie Walsh

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Portuguese explorer who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa and reach India?

Ferdinand Magellan

Christopher Columbus

Vasco da Gama

Marco Polo

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Italian explorer who discovered America?

Christopher Columbus

Amerigo Vespucci

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What European explorer is known for circumnavigating the globe and claiming territories for Spain?

Christopher Columbus

Vasco da Gama

Ferdinand Magellan

James Cook

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who was the English explorer who helped establish the first permanent English settlement in North America?

Christopher Columbus

John Cabot

John Smith

Henry Hudson

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who was the French explorer who explored Canada and claimed it for France?

Christopher Columbus

Henry Hudson

Jacques Cartier

Ferdinand Magellan

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Christopher Columbus was the first European explorer to reach India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Ferdinand Magellan was the first European explorer to reach India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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