Explorers of Texas History Quiz

Who mapped the coast of Texas in 1519?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Pineda

• Coronado

• La Salle

Which explorer was shipwrecked among the Karankawa and survived in the Americas for almost 8 years?

• Moscoso

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle

Who coined the term “Sea of Grass” for the Great Plains?

• Pineda

• Coronado

• Moscoso

• La Salle

Which explorer claimed Texas for France?

• La Salle

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Moscoso

What are the “3 G’s” that motivated European exploration?

• Gold, Guns, Grapes

• Gold, Glory, God

• Guns, Glory, Grapes

• Gold, Grapes, God

Who took over the expedition after Hernan de Soto’s death?

• Coronado

• Moscoso

• Pineda

• La Salle

What is a conquistador?

• A French explorer

• A Spanish conqueror and adventurer

• A Native American leader

• A British colonist

Which explorer’s journal encouraged other explorers to come to Texas?

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• Moscoso

Which explorer searched for a route to the Pacific that was never found?

• La Salle

• Pineda

• Moscoso

• Coronado

Which Spanish explorer looked for Cibola in the panhandle of Texas?

• Moscoso

• Coronado

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Pineda