World Explorers & Discoveries
25 questionsTest your knowledge of explorers, voyages, and the Age of Discovery.
Who is credited with reaching the Americas in 1492 (sailing for Spain)?
The correct answer is B. Christopher Columbus
Which explorer led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?
The correct answer is B. Ferdinand Magellan (crew completed after his death)
Who traveled from Venice to China along the Silk Road in the 13th century?
The correct answer is C. Marco Polo
Which continent is named after Amerigo Vespucci?
The correct answer is B. America
Who was the first European to reach India by sea (around Africa)?
The correct answer is D. Vasco da Gama
Which country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
The correct answer is D. Spain
Who led the first European expedition to reach the Pacific Ocean (the "South Sea")?
The correct answer is D. Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Which explorer claimed the Mississippi River valley for France?
The correct answer is C. René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
Who discovered the sea route from Europe to India in 1498?
The correct answer is D. Vasco da Gama
Which explorer is associated with the Hudson River and Hudson Bay?
The correct answer is B. Henry Hudson
Who led the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire?
The correct answer is B. Hernán Cortés
Who led the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire?
The correct answer is B. Francisco Pizarro
Which Portuguese explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope?
The correct answer is A. Bartolomeu Dias
Who explored the St. Lawrence River and claimed Canada for France?
The correct answer is B. Jacques Cartier
Which British explorer made three voyages to the Pacific and mapped New Zealand and Australia?
The correct answer is C. James Cook
In what year did Vasco da Gama reach India?
The correct answer is C. 1498
Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas?
The correct answer is D. Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Which explorer searched for the Northwest Passage and died in the Arctic?
The correct answer is A. Henry Hudson
Who led the first European expedition to reach the Hawaiian Islands?
The correct answer is D. James Cook
Which explorer sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
The correct answer is A. Bartolomeu Dias
Who founded Quebec City in 1608?
The correct answer is D. Samuel de Champlain
Which English explorer circumnavigated the globe and raided Spanish ships?
The correct answer is A. Francis Drake
Who was the first European to reach Japan (in 1543)?
The correct answer is D. Portuguese traders (e.g. Fernão Mendes Pinto)
Which explorer discovered Newfoundland while sailing for England?
The correct answer is C. John Cabot
In what year did Magellan's expedition begin its voyage to circumnavigate the globe?
The correct answer is B. 1519
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