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Famous Explorers

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was the first European to meet Kublai Kahn during his exploration of Asia.

a)

Francis Drake

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Lewis Hamilton

d)

Marco Polo

2.

This Portuguese explorer was known for pioneering the Age of Discovery.

a)

Cristiano Ronaldo

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Francisco Pizarro

3.

She was a Native American who traveled as a guide for European explorers

a)

Pocohontas

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Anne Dieu-Le-Veut

d)

Amelia Earhart

4.

This explorer led the successful expedition to sail around the world.

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

d)

Hernando Cortes

5.

This Englishman ended up exploring the New York region, and has a river and bay named after him.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

John Cabot

d)

Harry Hudson

6.

This American was the first person to walk on the moon.

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Buzz Lightyear

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Michael Jackson (moon walker)

7.

These two men explored the western United States together.

a)

Lewis & Clark

b)

Calvin & Hobbes

c)

Rick & Morty

d)

Kent & Wayne

8.

A map maker and a navigator, he had the United States named after him.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Juan Americaño

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Captain 'Murica

9.

This Frenchman was famous for studying and exploring life under our seas.

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Jack Costes

d)

Jacques Cousteau

10.

He was famous for traveling to Islamic countries throughout the world.

a)

Zheng He

b)

Ibn Battuta

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Kublai Kahn

11.

This Chinese explorer voyaged throughout Asia, the Middle East and East Africa.

a)

Zhu Di

b)

Zheng He

c)

Daxi Hongtong

d)

Erik the Red

12.

Famous Viking and Norse explorer who arrived on North America before any other European.

a)

Erik Thorvaldsson

b)

Ragnar Lothbrok

c)

Leif Ericson

d)

Magnus the Magnificent

13.

Tried to find the mythical Fountain of Youth.

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Francis Drake

d)

Pounce the Lion

14.

Which word means to "travel all the way around"?

a)

voyage

b)

rotate

c)

explore

d)

circumnavigate

15.

Which word does NOT refer to a ship.

a)

craft

b)

vessel

c)

jet

d)

boat