WorksheetsEarly Explorers Test Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is credited with being the first European to travel and reach North America? (Name of explorer NOT his crew)
a)
Leif Erikson
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
2.
Where did Leif Erikson and his Viking crew land?
a)
Carribean Islands
b)
Greenland
c)
South America
d)
New York
3.
What caused Leif Erikson and his crew to leave Greenland and go back home?
a)
They ran out of money.
b)
Fighting with the Natives made it difficult to live there.
c)
They ran out of food.
d)
They didn't know how to hunt or fish for themselves and forced the Natives to do it.
4.
Select one of the skills promoted at Prince Henry's School of Navigation.
a)
Hunting
b)
Sailing
c)
Fishing
d)
Mapmaking
e)
Navigational Tool Scientists
5.
The compass helped sailors find their...
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
6.
The astrolabe helped sailors find their...
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
7.
Finally on his third attempt, Columbus received funding from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Which country is responsible for funding his expedition?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Portugal
d)
England
8.
In what year did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?
(a)
9.
Select one of the ship names on Columbus's voyage.
a)
Nina
b)
Pinta
c)
Santa Maria
d)
Marigold
e)
Magnolia
10.
Where did Columbus think he landed?
a)
India
b)
South America
c)
Russia
d)
Africa
11.
Where did Columbus actually land?
a)
Greenland
b)
Carribean Islands
c)
South American Coast
d)
Pacific Ocean
12.
Who were North and South America named after?
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Leif Erikson
13.
Ferdinand Magella in credited with naming what?
a)
Carribean Islands
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Greenland
d)
South America
14.
What does Pacific mean in Pacific Ocean?
a)
Specific
b)
Peaceful
c)
Deep
d)
Phases
15.
In looking for the Northwest Passage, this explorer found two major water systems in upper North America.
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Leif Erikson
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
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