Explorers' Quiz

Choose the correct answer for each question.
Read each question carefully, as as wrong answer will lose you marks!


1	What was the nationality of the explorers who conquered the Aztecs?
		Dutch
		American
		Australian
		Spanish
		English

2	Which explorer traveled farthest?
		Meriwether Lewis
		Ferdinand Magellan
		Francis Drake
		Roald Amundsen
		Neil Armstrong

3	How did Europeans learn about Asia?
		Native Americans
		Columbus told them
		Soldiers returning from the Crusades

4	Why were Europeans interested in exploring the world during the 1500s?
		To look for gold
		To conquer more land
		To find a sea route to Asia

5	Why did Columbus call the Arawaks Indians?
		He thought he had reached the Indies
		It was their secret name
		They had dark skin

6	Who circumnavigated the Earth?
		Francisco Pizarro
		Henry Hudson
		Ferdinand Magellan
		Vasco de Balboa
		Amerigo Vespucci

7	What did 16th century explorers not find in the New World?
		Corn and maize
		Tobacco
		Cotton
		sweet potatoes
		Nutmeg and cloves

8	Whose explorations were mostly overland?
		James Cook
		Leif Ericson
		Ferdinand Magellan
		Marco Polo
		Vasco da Gama

9	What was the general name for Spanish soldiers who captured land and people in the Americas?
		Vandals
		Collectors
		Conquistadors
		Conquerors
		Explorers

10	Who financed Columbus voyage to look for a sea route to Asia?
		King of France
		King of Portugal
		King of Spain

11	Which explorer sailed around the tip of Africa for the first time?
		Balboa
		Dias
		Columbus

12	What new technology enabled the explorers to determine their location more precisely?
		Map
		Compass
		Astrolabe

13	What did the Europeans want from Asia?
		slaves
		cotton, tobacco, and food
		spices, gold, and silk

14	Whose explorations took him farthest to the south?
		John Cabot
		Henry Hudson
		Ponce de Leon
		Francisco Pizarro
		Hernando de Soto

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