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Explorers review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who discovered the Straits of Magellan?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

James Cook

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

2.

Who discovered North America?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Leif Erikson

d)

Ibn Battuta

3.

Who went on a 20 year expedition to China?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Leif Erikson

d)

Vasco de Gama

4.

How many continents are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

5.

What valuable thing did many explorers travel to Indonesia for?

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

slaves

d)

spices

6.

Captain James Cook is most famous for discovering which continent?

a)

America

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

7.

What difficulties did explorers face?

a)

Hostile tribes

b)

Starvation

c)

Dangerous animals

d)

All of the above

8.

Which modern day explorer spoke through an electronic computer voice box because of his illness?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Stephen Hawking

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Sir Edmund Hilary

9.

Who was the first woman in space?

a)

Amelia Earhart

b)

Valentina Tereshkova

c)

Joan of Arc

d)

Svetlana Savitskaya

10.

Which explorer died when their plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Valentina Tereshkova

b)

Sir Edmund Hilary

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Amelia Earhart

11.

Which of these food was NOT discovered by explorers in South America?

a)

peanuts

b)

potatoes

c)

candy

d)

corn

12.

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

a)

K2

b)

The Matterhorn

c)

Puncak Jaya

d)

Mount Everest

13.

Why are explorers important?

a)

They are good people

b)

They can become rich

c)

They can teach us new things about the world

d)

All of the above

14.

Who was the second person to walk on the moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Stephen Hawking

c)

Elon Musk

d)

Buzz Aldrin

15.

Which of these was NOT one of Christopher Columbus' ships?

a)

Santa Maria

b)

Nina Pinta

c)

Nina

d)

Pinta