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Explorers

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Italian explorer traveled to Asia at age 14 and discovered the use of paper money, printing, and gunpowder as fuel?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Vasco de Balboa

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

2.

Which explorer was famous for their journey to the Bahamas in 1492?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

John Cabot

3.

Which Spanish explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Hernan Cortes

4.

Which Spanish explorer led an expedition for gold in Mexico with 500 conquistadors?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Vasco de Balboa

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

5.

Which explorer was the first to cross the equator into the southwest, where he found a fourth continent and named it "New World?"

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

John Cabot

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

6.

Which explorer was the first to see the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Vasco de Balboa

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Henry Hudson

7.

Which explorer discovered Florida with 3 ships and 60 crew members? He was the first European to reach mainland America.

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Juan Ponce de Leon

d)

Marco Polo

8.

This explorer conquered the Incan Empire.

a)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

b)

John Cabot

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Hernando de Soto

9.

Which European explorer was the first to be in California, to see the Grand Canyon, and to live amongst the Pueblo Indians?

a)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Hernando de Soto

10.

This Italian explorer was the second explorer who planned to reach North America. He explored the east coast of Canada and claimed the land for England.

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

c)

John Cabot

d)

Jacques Cartier

11.

Which European explorer claimed what is now known as Canada for France?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Samuel de Champlain

12.

Which explorer went on four expeditions to find the Northern Passage, failing each time?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Juan Ponce de Leon

d)

Jacques Cartier

13.

Which French explorer started the first permanent French colony, known as "Quebec, Canada," along the St. Lawrence River in the New World?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Samuel de Champlain

14.

Which explorer set sail with three ships, the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

John Cabot

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Christopher Columbus

15.

Which Italian explorer discovered the mouth of the Amazon River? North and South America are named after him.

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Vasco de Balboa

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Marco Polo

16.

Which explorer found a passage to Eastern Asia? 1 out of 5 men and 18 out of 250 men survived the expedition.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Jacques Cartier

17.

Which Spanish explorer defeated 250,000 Aztecs with only 500 conquistadors? He claimed all of Mexico, naming it "New Spain."

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Vasco de Balboa

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

18.

Which explorer established the first settlement named Darien in Panama? The currency in Panama is named after him.

a)

Vasco de Balboa

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Jacques Cartier

19.

Which explorer conquered Puerto Rico, naming the first city "San Juan?" He founded the ship highway.

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

20.

Which explorer was the first European to cross the Mississippi River and explored the southeastern United States?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

21.

This explorer led a large expedition through the Great Plains and the southeast, looking for gold.

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

c)

Juan Ponce de Leon

d)

Samuel de Champlain

22.

Which explorer had a boat named "the Matthew," which sighted land in Canada after 52 days at sea? He discovered a fishing area.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Henry Hudson

23.

Which explorer was the first European to travel inland North America?

a)

Vasco de Balboa

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

24.

Which explorer discovered and named the Hudson River?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Henry Hudson

25.

Which explorer is known for mapping much of Canada and the northeastern United States?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Jacques Cartier