Trivia Quiz on Age Of Exploration

1. Who was America named after ?

A) Christopher Columbus

B) Leif Erikson

C) Amerigo Vespucci

D) George Washington

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2. Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope in what year

A) 1498

B) 1497

C) 1499

D) 1500

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3. What was Martin Frobisher looking for

A) The Fountain of Youth

B) El Dorado

C) North west passage

D) A route to Asia by sailing west

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4. What did Portuguese explorers christen O Rio Mar, "The River Sea", in the 16th century

A) Orinoco River

B) Mississippi River

C) Paraná River

D) The amazon river amazon river

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5. What English explorer discovered & named Virginia

A) Sir walter raleigh

B) Francis Drake

C) John White

D) Humphrey Gilbert

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6. Which Continent Did Captain Cook Discover In 1768

A) Australia

B) Antarctica

C) Europe

D) Asia

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7. What Was The Name Of Sir Francis Drakes Most Famous Ship

A) The Pelican

B) The Golden Hind

C) The Revenge

D) The Elizabeth

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8. This Spaniard conquered Mexico.

A) Francisco Pizarro

B) Juan Ponce de León

C) Bernal Díaz del Castillo

D) Hernando Cortez

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9. When Cook Discovered The Hawaiian Islands What Did He Name Them?

A) Hawaiian Islands

B) Sandwich Islands

C) The Sandwich Isles

D) Owhyhee Archipelago

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10. Name The Ship In Which Columbus Discovered America?

A) Nina

B) Pinta

C) Santa Maria (Pinta & Nina Were Sister Ships)

D) La Santa Maria

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11. He discovered the Grand Canyon.

A) Francisco Coronado

B) Hernan Cortes

C) Ponce de Leon

D) Hernando de Soto

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12. Who Brought Back Tobacco And Potatoes From The Americas?

A) Christopher Columbus

B) Sir Walter Raleigh

C) Francis Drake

D) Vasco da Gama

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13. With Which Ship Did Francis Drake Circumnavigate The World?

A) The Endeavour

B) The Pelican, Renamed The Golden Hind After Clearing Cape Horn

C) The Mayflower

D) The Santa Maria

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14. For what country did Columbus make his historic voyage

A) Portugal

B) Italy

C) France

D) Spain

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