Which famous explorer is credited with the discovery of Newfoundland in 1497?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) John Cabot
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Vasco da Gama
Answer: b) John Cabot
The Spanish explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe was:
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Hernán Cortés
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Francisco Pizarro
Answer: c) Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama is famous for establishing a maritime route to:
a) India
b) China
c) North America
d) Australia
Answer: a) India
The British explorer who completed three voyages to the Pacific Ocean and is known for mapping parts of Australia and New Zealand was:
a) James Cook
b) Henry Hudson
c) Francis Drake
d) John Cabot
Answer: a) James Cook
The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between which two countries?
a) Spain and Portugal
b) England and France
c) Spain and Italy
d) Portugal and France
Answer: a) Spain and Portugal
The British East India Company was established to facilitate trade with which region?
a) Africa
b) North America
c) South America
d) Asia
Answer: d) Asia
The expedition of Henry Hudson led to the discovery of what is now known as:
a) Australia
b) New Zealand
c) Hudson Bay
d) Cape Horn
Answer: c) Hudson Bay
Which explorer is known for his search for the mythical city of El Dorado?
a) Hernán Cortés
b) Francisco Pizarro
c) John Cabot
d) Sir Walter Raleigh
Answer: d) Sir Walter Raleigh
The explorer who established the first successful English colony in North America was:
a) Sir Francis Drake
b) John Cabot
c) Sir Walter Raleigh
d) Christopher Columbus
Answer: c) Sir Walter Raleigh
Which explorer is credited with the discovery of the Mississippi River?
a) Hernán Cortés
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Hernando de Soto
Answer: d) Hernando de Soto
The “Columbian Exchange” refers to the exchange of goods and ideas between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (the Americas) after the voyages of:
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) John Cabot
Answer: a) Christopher Columbus
The explorer who is known for discovering the Pacific Ocean while circumnavigating the globe was:
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) John Cabot
Answer: c) Ferdinand Magellan
The term “Conquistadors” refers to:
a) European explorers
b) Indigenous leaders
c) Asian traders
d) African warriors
Answer: a) European explorers
The Dutch East India Company was established to facilitate trade in:
a) Africa
b) North America
c) South America
d) Asia
Answer: d) Asia
The explorer who is known for discovering the St. Lawrence River and parts of present-day Canada is:
a) Samuel de Champlain
b) Jacques Cartier
c) Henry Hudson
d) John Cabot
Answer: b) Jacques Cartier
Which explorer is credited with the discovery of the Pacific Ocean from the west coast of South America?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco Núñez de Balboa
c) Hernán Cortés
d) Francisco Pizarro
Answer: b) Vasco Núñez de Balboa
The Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias is known for:
a) Discovering the Amazon River
b) Circumnavigating the globe
c) Establishing trade routes to India
d) Sailing around the Cape of Good Hope
Answer: d) Sailing around the Cape of Good Hope
The explorer who discovered the Azores and Cape Verde islands while exploring for Portugal was:
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Prince Henry the Navigator
Answer: d) Prince Henry the Navigator
The Northwest Passage was a sought-after sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through which region?
a) South America
b) Africa
c) North America
d) Asia
Answer: c) North America
The explorer who is known for discovering the present-day Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth was:
a) Hernán Cortés
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ponce de León
d) Francisco Pizarro
Answer: c) Ponce de León
The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman is known for his exploration of:
a) North America
b) South America
c) Australia and New Zealand
d) Africa
Answer: c) Australia and New Zealand
The Portuguese explorer who is credited with being the first European to reach India by sea was:
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Hernán Cortés
Answer: c) Vasco da Gama
The explorer who led the first successful expedition to the New World, landing on San Salvador in 1492, was:
a) John Cabot
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) Christopher Columbus
d) Hernán Cortés
Answer: c) Christopher Columbus
The explorer known for the discovery of the Pacific Ocean while sailing around the southern tip of South America is:
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Hernando de Soto
d) Francisco Pizarro
Answer: a) Ferdinand Magellan
The British explorer who established the colony of Virginia in 1607 was:
a) Sir Walter Raleigh
b) Sir Francis Drake
c) John Cabot
d) Captain John Smith
Answer: d) Captain John Smith
The Portuguese explorer who reached the southern tip of Africa, naming it the “Cape of Good Hope,” was:
a) Vasco da Gama
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) Christopher Columbus
d) Bartolomeu Dias
Answer: d) Bartolomeu Dias
The explorer who is known for leading the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru was:
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Hernán Cortés
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Francisco Pizarro
Answer: d) Francisco Pizarro
The European explorers who reached North America before Christopher Columbus include the:
a) Norse
b) Romans
c) Greeks
d) Egyptians
Answer: a) Norse
The explorer who established the first French colony in the New World, named Quebec, was:
a) Samuel de Champlain
b) Jacques Cartier
c) Henry Hudson
d) John Cabot
Answer: a) Samuel de Champlain
The Venetian explorer who traveled extensively through Asia and China during the Middle Ages was:
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Marco Polo
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Vasco da Gama
Answer: b) Marco Polo
The Portuguese explorer who reached Brazil in 1500 and claimed it for Portugal was:
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Bartolomeu Dias
d) Pedro Álvares Cabral
Answer: d) Pedro Álvares Cabral
The British explorer who is known for his attempts to find a Northwest Passage and his exploration of Hudson Bay was:
a) Sir Walter Raleigh
b) Sir Francis Drake
c) James Cook
d) Henry Hudson
Answer: d) Henry Hudson
The explorer who led the first expedition to reach the southern tip of Africa, known as the “Cape of Storms,” was:
a) Vasco da Gama
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Bartolomeu Dias
Answer: d) Bartolomeu Dias
The British explorer who is known for discovering and claiming parts of Australia for Britain was:
a) James Cook
b) Henry Hudson
c) John Cabot
d) Ferdinand Magellan
Answer: a) James Cook
The explorer who is credited with discovering the coast of South America while sailing for Spain was:
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) Vasco da Gama
d) John Cabot
Answer: a) Christopher Columbus
The Portuguese explorer who explored the eastern coast of Africa, including reaching Calicut in India, was:
a) Vasco da Gama
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) Bartolomeu Dias
d) Christopher Columbus
Answer: a) Vasco da Gama
The French explorer who is known for his explorations of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico is:
a) Samuel de Champlain
b) Jacques Cartier
c) René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
d) Henry Hudson
Answer: c) René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
The Spanish conquistador who is famous for conquering the Aztec Empire in Mexico was:
a) Hernán Cortés
b) Francisco Pizarro
c) Hernando de Soto
d) Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Answer: a) Hernán Cortés
The Portuguese explorer who established trading posts along the west coast of Africa and explored the Atlantic Ocean was:
a) Vasco da Gama
b) Prince Henry the Navigator
c) Christopher Columbus
d) Ferdinand Magellan
Answer: b) Prince Henry the Navigator
The explorer who is known for his exploration of the western coast of South America and claiming it for Spain was:
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Vasco Núñez de Balboa
d) Francisco Pizarro
Answer: c) Vasco Núñez de Balboa
The explorer who is known for his attempts to find a Northeast Passage and his exploration of the Arctic Ocean was:
a) Sir Walter Raleigh
b) Henry Hudson
c) James Cook
d) John Cabot
Answer: b) Henry Hudson
The Spanish explorer who is famous for leading the first expedition to cross the Isthmus of Panama and reach the Pacific Ocean was:
a) Hernán Cortés
b) Vasco Núñez de Balboa
c) Francisco Pizarro
d) Hernando de Soto
Answer: b) Vasco Núñez de Balboa
The British explorer who is known for his exploration of the Arctic and his search for the Northwest Passage was:
a) James Cook
b) John Cabot
c) Sir Walter Raleigh
d) Henry Hudson
Answer: d) Henry Hudson
The Portuguese explorer who is known for his exploration of the coast of Brazil and for giving the country its name was:
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Pedro Álvares Cabral
Answer: d) Pedro Álvares Cabral
The explorer who led the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in Mexico was:
a) Hernán Cortés
b) Francisco Pizarro
c) Vasco Núñez de Balboa
d) Ferdinand Magellan
Answer: a) Hernán Cortés
The British explorer who is known for his attempts to find the Northwest Passage and his exploration of Hudson Bay was:
a) Sir Francis Drake
b) Sir Walter Raleigh
c) Henry Hudson
d) John Cabot
Answer: c) Henry Hudson
The Portuguese explorer who is credited with discovering the sea route to India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa was:
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) John Cabot
Answer: b) Vasco da Gama
The explorer who is known for his explorations of the Atlantic Ocean and his voyages to the Americas was:
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Bartolomeu Dias
Answer: a) Christopher Columbus
The Spanish explorer who is famous for leading the first European expedition to reach the Pacific Ocean was:
a) Hernán Cortés
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Answer: d) Vasco Núñez de Balboa
The British explorer who is known for his exploration of the Australian continent and his voyages to the Pacific was:
a) Sir Walter Raleigh
b) Sir Francis Drake
c) James Cook
d) John Cabot
Answer: c) James Cook
