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The Age of Discovery-Expedition VR

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Age of Discovery?

a)

A new show on the Discovery channel.

b)

The period of time when the world was explored by mainly European mariners.

c)

When the US started the NASA program to send astronauts to space.

d)

The period of time when pilots from South America started flight exploration.

2.

What was the last continent to be discovered by Europeans?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Indonesia

c)

Australia

d)

North America

3.

Who discovered Australia and claimed it for England?

a)

Lord Australia

b)

Queen Anne

c)

James Cook

d)

Christopher Columbus

4.

True or False: Magellan completed his circumnavigation of the world and celebrated with a big festival with the King and Queen of Spain.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Where is Spice Island really located?

a)

Australia

b)

Indonesia

c)

Cuba

d)

Haiti

6.

Where did Columbus insist he was during his voyages (4) exploring North and South America?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

South America

d)

Australia

7.

What did Columbus threaten to steal from the native people in of Cuba?

a)

Corn

b)

Tomatoes

c)

Ships

d)

Moon

8.

What is the route called that Ferdinand Magellan discovered, that is still used today?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Strait of Magellan

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Suez Canal

9.

Where did Magellan die?

a)

Indonesia

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Spain

10.

Who did Hernan Cortes work for during his teens and early twenties?

a)

Captain Hook

b)

Spanish Settlers

c)

King Ferdinand

d)

Pope Alexander the VI

11.

What did Hernan Cortes make himself during his voyage?

a)

Captain

b)

1st Mate

c)

Governor

d)

Prime Minister

12.

What "accidentaly" killed 3 million Aztecs?

a)

Smallpox

b)

Chickenpox

c)

The Black Plague

d)

Food Poisoning

13.

James Cook was a _________________. He made detailed maps of New Zealand, Hawaii, and the east coast of Australia.

a)

Mapper

b)

artist

c)

cartographer

d)

architect

14.

Why are over 90% of Australian animals found nowhere in the world?

a)

The continent Australia broke away from the rest of the world around 40 million years ago.

b)

They have become extinct.

c)

Australia was created after the other continents formed.

d)

Australia has strict export of animal laws.

15.

What is the name of the people James Cook encountered in Australia?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Paleo-Indian

c)

Aztec

d)

Gweagal