Explorers and Discoveries Quiz

Which explorer set up a school of Navigation but was not a sailor?

• Prince Henry

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco Da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

Who was the first to sail around the Southern Cape of Africa (Cape of Good Hope)?

• Prince Henry

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco Da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which explorer sailed around the tip of Southern Africa and reached India in 1498?

• Prince Henry

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco Da Gama

• Vasco De Balboa

Who named the Native People in the Bahamas as Taino?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco De Balboa

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world?

• Vasco Da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

Who landed in Mexico City in 1519 with 600 Spanish soldiers?

• Vasco De Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Vasquez De Coronado

Which explorer searched Florida for the 7 Cities of Gold in 1528?

• Panfilo De Narvaez

• Francisco Vasquez De Coronado

• Ponce De Leon

• Hernando De Soto

Who found the Fountain of Youth in Florida?

• Francisco Vasquez De Coronado

• Ponce De Leon

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernando De Soto

Which explorer conquered the Incan Empire of Peru?

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Vasco De Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who led the first European exploration of the Mississippi?

• Francisco Vasquez De Coronado

• Ponce De Leon

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernando De Soto