Question 1
Which Italian-born navigator sailed west under the Spanish crown in 1492 and reached the Caribbean?
- Christopher Columbus
- Amerigo Vespucci
- John Cabot
- Ferdinand Magellan
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Christopher Columbus
The World · General Geography
Explorers trivia quiz
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What the Explorers questions cover
- Circumnavigation
- Amazon
- Australian Interior
- India Route
- Medieval Travel
- Mississippi
- Northwest Passage
- Pacific Discovery
- Pacific Mapping
- Polar Exploration
- Silk Road
- Age Discovery
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Question 2
Which Portuguese explorer led the expedition that first completed a voyage around the world?
- Francis Drake
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Bartolomeu Dias
- Vasco da Gama
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Ferdinand Magellan
Question 3
Which English sea captain became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe, completing the journey in 1580?
- Henry Hudson
- Walter Raleigh
- Francis Drake
- James Cook
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Francis Drake
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