
Influential Explorers Quiz
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa?
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartolomeu Dias
Hernán Cortés
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
__________ was the first explorer to lead an expedition that successfully circumnavigated the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
James Cook
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Christopher Columbus believed he had reached Asia when he arrived in the Americas.
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main goal of European exploration during the Age of Exploration?
To find new trade routes to Asia
To spread democracy
To escape from Europe
To establish peace treaties
5.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match the explorer to their accomplishment.
First to sail around the world
Hernán Cortés
Defeated the Aztec Empire
Ferdinand Magellan
Claimed land in Canada for England
Vasco da Gama
Sailed to India by going around Africa
John Cabot
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492?
Portugal
Spain
France
England
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Marco Polo is considered an influential explorer even though he didn’t travel by sea because:
He wrote detailed accounts of his travels to Asia, inspiring future explorers.
He discovered new sea routes to the Americas.
He was the first person to sail around the world.
He invented new navigation tools.
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