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WorksheetsGreat Explorers
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who discovered America?
Christopher Columbus
James Cook
Vasco de Gama
Ernest Shackleton
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
China
Iceland
Italy
America
What was Christopher Columbus looking for?
wild animals
A new way to China and India
A water way to Italy
A water way to France
Christopher Columbus lived how many years ago?
100
500
What is Captain James Cook most known for?
First to reach the top of Mount Everest
First to visit the South Pole
First to go around the globe
Exploring the South Pacific
What does circumnavigate mean?
The act of sailing all the way around a place
The act of circling around your favourite object
The act of making a circle using a tool
Which of these is not a continent?
Alaska
South America
Antarctica
Africa
What would you call a place where two or more rivers meet?
Mouth
Bank
Waterfall
Confluence
What did Vasco de Gama discover?
Sea route to India
Spices in India
Mosquitoes in India
Why did the king of Portugal want to find a sailing route to India?
He wanted to mine for gold in India
He wanted to attack India
He wanted to become rich trading for spices
Where was Vasco de Gama from?
Spain
France
Italy
Portugal
What is an Astrolabe?
An instrument used to make astronomical measurements
A calculator
A type of measurement unit
An instrument similar to Alexa
Where was Marco Polo from?
China
Silk Road
Venice, Italy
The Silk Road connected which two continents?
Asia and Africa
Australia and Europe
Europe and Asia
What do you call a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides?
Island
Triangle
Peninsula
Which is the tallest waterfall in the world?
Victoria falls
Angel falls
Niagara falls
Where did Ernest Shackleton go to the North Pole or South Pole?
North Pole
South Pole
He didn’t go anywhere
Both
Is Antarctica at the North Pole or South Pole?
South Pole
North Pole
Antarctica is:
Land surrounded by sea
Sea surrounded by land
What types of objects should you avoid when using a compass?
Magnetic objects
Trees
Liquids
Other people
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