
Famous Explorers of the Western Hemisphere 25
Authored by Deborah VanDoren
Social Studies
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which country did Christopher Columbus represent while exploring?
A) England
B) Spain
C) Italy
D) France
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Christopher Columbus's accomplishment?
First European to reach mainland North America
First European to get to the 'New World' (Caribbean)
The Americas are named after him.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: Giovanni Caboto, also known as John Cabot, was the first known European to reach ________.
mainland North America.
the Caribbean islands.
South America.
the Pacific Ocean.
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which explorer realized that Columbus wasn't in Asia and had the Americas named after him?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Giovanni Caboto
C) Amerigo Vespucci
Hernan Cortes
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: Hernando de Soto represented _______ while exploring.
Italy.
Spain.
Portugal.
France.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which explorer crossed the Isthmus of Panama and was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Ferdinand Magellan
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Juan Ponce de Leon
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CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who's ship was the first to circumnavigate the globe?
A) Vasco Nunez de Balboa
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Pedro Alvarez Cabral
D) Juan Ponce de Leon
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CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
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