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European Explorers

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which explorer was the first to travel around the world?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

John Cabot

2.

Who did Christopher Columbus get to finance his voyages?

a)

King and Queen of Spain

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Queen of England

d)

Christopher Columbus

3.

How did Amerigo Vespucci die?

a)

Scurvy

b)

Malaria

c)

Old age

d)

Someone killed him

4.

Every explorer had to know how to navigate. What does navigate mean in this sentence?

a)

Map maker

b)

An adventuring story

c)

The study of how to control the course of a ship.

d)

A sickness

5.

Who traveled to Greenland?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Hudson Henry

d)

Leif Erickson

6.

What were Christopher Columbuses ships? Select all that apply

a)

Santa Maria

b)

The Mathew

c)

La Belle

d)

Nina

7.

Did Christopher Columbus die a happy man?

a)

Yes

b)

Maybe

c)

No

d)

Meh

8.

Why didn't the Europeans want to travel to the unknown lands? Select all that apply.

a)

Lack of maps

b)

Their ships were slow

c)

They thought they were going to never come back

d)

They were lazy

9.

How did Amerigo encourage more exploration?

a)

He became master navigator and trained others

b)

He told bold stories

c)

He passed it on to his family

d)

He made super and incredible maps

10.

What made Vinland a good place to live? Select all that apply.

a)

Salmon and grapes to feed them

b)

Because it was good

c)

Vinland had nice animals

d)

It provided many supplies

11.

Was Hernando really a god?

a)

Yes

b)

Yesss

c)

YES

d)

NO

12.

Who was America named after?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Leif Erickson

13.

What did Christopher Columbus want to find on his exploration?

a)

Cow, Cow, and Cow

b)

Jewels, spices, and silk

c)

Good supplies

d)

More clothes

14.

What does mutiny mean?

a)

They come together to get rid of their captain

b)

Destroy

c)

Smash

d)

Come together to burn something

15.

What kind of family did Christopher Columbus come from?

a)

Poor

b)

Rich

c)

Regular

d)

Strict