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WorksheetsFamous Explorers of the Western Hemisphere 25
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which country did Christopher Columbus represent while exploring?
A) England
B) Spain
C) Italy
D) France
What was Christopher Columbus's accomplishment?
First European to reach mainland North America
First European to get to the 'New World' (Caribbean)
The Americas are named after him.
Fill in the blank: Giovanni Caboto, also known as John Cabot, was the first known European to reach ________.
mainland North America.
the Caribbean islands.
South America.
the Pacific Ocean.
Which explorer realized that Columbus wasn't in Asia and had the Americas named after him?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Giovanni Caboto
C) Amerigo Vespucci
Hernan Cortes
Fill in the blank: Hernando de Soto represented _______ while exploring.
Italy.
Spain.
Portugal.
France.
Which explorer crossed the Isthmus of Panama and was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Ferdinand Magellan
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Juan Ponce de Leon
Who's ship was the first to circumnavigate the globe?
A) Vasco Nunez de Balboa
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Pedro Alvarez Cabral
D) Juan Ponce de Leon
Pedro Alvarez Cabral was the first European to find ______.
Brazil
India
Australia
South Africa
Which explorer was looking for the fountain of youth and named Florida?
A) Vasco Nunez de Balboa
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Pedro Alvarez Cabral
D) Juan Ponce de Leon
Which country did Hernando Cortes represent during his explorations?
France
Spain
Portugal
England
Hernando de Soto was the first European to see and cross what?
The Mississippi River
The Grand Canyon
The Pacific Ocean
The Amazon River
Which empire did Francisco Pizarro conquer?
A) Aztec
B) Inca
C) Maya
D) Olmec
What unfortunate event happened to Giovanni Verrazano during his exploration?
He was captured by pirates
He was eaten by cannibals
He was lost at sea
He was killed by a poison arrow.
Which country did Jacques Cartier represent?
A) England
B) France
C) Spain
D) Portugal
Fill in the blank: The Hudson River and Hudson Bay are named after ________.
Henry Hudson.
Christopher Columbus.
Ferdinand Magellan.
James Cook.
Who was the first person to reach India by water (around the southern tip of Africa)?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Bartolomeu Dias
D) Vasco da Gama
What oceans did James Cook explore?
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
James Cook was killed in which location?
Hawaii
Australia
New Zealand
Tahiti
Who conquered the Aztec people?
Francisco Pizarro
Henry Hudson
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Whose crew mutinied and left him, his son, and a few loyal crew members in the bay that currently bears his name?
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Samuel Champlain
