WorksheetsSpanish Explorers Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?
Cortes
Pizzaro
Vespucci
Magellan
Which explorer was the first to see the Pacific Ocean?
Balboa
Cortes
Pizzaro
Magellan
What item was placed in the hull of the ship to help balance it?
None of the above
Bilge Pump
Ballast Stone
Lateen Sail
Which explorer named the Cape of Good Hope?
Dias
de Gama
Vespucci
Cortes
What were the names of the three ships that Columbus set sail with?
Carvel, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria
Santa Maria, Nina, Carvel
Nina, Pinta, Carvel
Which explorer realized that South America was a separate continent?
Balboa
Cortes
Magellan
Vespucci
Which two countries were responsible for bringing most of the enslaved people to the Americas?
None of the above
Spain and Portugal
Puerto Rico and Portugal
Spain and Puerto Rico
Which explorer named the Pacific Ocean?
Cortes
Vespucci
Balboa
Magellan
Which Queen dressed like a man so she could go to war?
None of the above
Queen Njinga
Queen Isabella
Queen Ndongo
What was the name of the person who founded the navigation school in Portugal?
Harry the Navigator
None of the above
Henry the Navigator
Sagres the Navigator
What does an astrolabe do?
None of the above
An instrument that tells the directions North, South, East, and West
An instrument that uses the planets to plan a course
An instrument that uses positions of the stars to plan a course
What year did Columbus set sail for the Americas?
1482
1472
1462
1492
The earliest empire to arise in West Africa was Ghana.
True
False
Not Sure
None of the above
The three things that helped the Spanish conquer the Native Americans were:
Weapons, Horses, and Dogs
Weapons, Dogs, Soldiers
Horses, Weapons, and Soldiers
Horses, Dogs, and Soldiers
Another name for a Spanish explorer is conquistador.
False
None of the above
True
Not Sure
