Explorers Test
  • 1. What was Christopher Columbus most known for?
A) Exploring the South Pacific
B) First to the top of Mount Everest
C) First to circumnavigate the globe
D) Starting the European exploration of America
E) Discovering the Hudson River
  • 2. What was the first land that Columbus' and his crew saw in the New World?
A) Mexico
B) Florida
C) The island of San Salvador
D) The Island of Cuba
E) Massachusetts
  • 3. What continent did Columbus think he had reached when he visited the Americas?
A) Australia
B) Africa
C) South America
D) Asia
E) Antarctica
  • 4. True or False: Columbus was the first person to set foot on land in either of the American continents?
A) True
B) False
  • 5. What is Hernan Cortes most known for?
A) First to circumnavigate the globe
B) First to visit the South Pole
C) Starting the European exploration of America
D) Exploring the South Pacific
E) Conquering the Aztec Empire
  • 6. What was the name of the Aztec capital city that Cortes conquered?
A) Cholula
B) Chichen Itza
C) Tulum
D) Tenochtitlan
E) Palenque
  • 7. What position did Cortes receive after he conquered the Aztecs?
A) Mayor of Juarez
B) King of Spain
C) Governor of New Spain
D) King of the Aztecs
E) Captain in the army
  • 8. What body of water was originally named the Sea of Cortes?
A) Gulf of Mexico
B) Gulf of California
C) Magdalena Bay
D) San Juan River
E) Laka Chapala
  • 9. What is Francisco Pizarro most known for?
A) First European to sail from Europe to India by going around Africa
B) Exploring the South Pacific
C) Exploring the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest
D) Conquering the Inca Empire
E) Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe
  • 10. What advantages did Pizarro have over the Inca?
A) horses
B) iron weapons
C) cannons
D) guns
E) all of the above
  • 11. What weakened the Inca and made them easier for Pizarro to conquer?
A) They had recently been attacked by the Aztec
B) Poor diet
C) Drought
D) Diseases such as smallpox
E) The hot summer weather
  • 12. How did Francisco Pizarro die?
A) He fell off a cliff in the Andes Mountains
B) He died of old age in Spain
C) He was killed in a battle against the Inca
D) He was assassinated by his partner's men
E) He was poisoned by one of his soldiers
  • 13. On what island did Ponce de Leon establish the first Spanish settlement and later become governor?
A) Jamaica
B) Puerto Rico
C) Hispaniola
D) Cuba
E) Roanoke
  • 14. What is Juan Ponce de Leon most known for?
A) Conquering the Inca Empire
B) Exploring Florida and searching for the Fountain of Youth
C) Exploring the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest
D) Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe
E) Exploring the South Pacific
  • 15. What land did Ponce de Leon discover and name while searching for new islands north of Puerto Rico?
A) Mexico
B) Cuba
C) Florida
D) Texas
E) Jamaica
  • 16. Why did Ponce de Leon return to Florida in 1521?
A) To search for gold
B) To map the coastline
C) To fight the English
D) To fight the natives
E) To establish a Spanish colony
  • 17. What is Ferdinand Magellan most known for?
A) Exploring the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest
B) Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe
C) Exploring the South Pacific
D) Mapping the Hudson River and the North Atlantic
E) First European to sail from Europe to India by going around Africa
  • 18. What continent did Magellan sail south of at the start of his voyage?
A) Africa
B) Antarctica
C) Asia
D) South America
E) Europe
  • 19. What did Magellan call the Straits of Magellan when he first discovered the passage?
A) Les Saints Passage
B) Bohai Strait
C) All Saints' Channel
D) King Charles Straits
E) Anguilla Channel
  • 20. How did Magellan die?
A) He was killed by pirates in the Indian Ocean
B) He died of old age in Spain
C) His ship sunk somewhere in the Pacific Ocean
D) He was killed by local tribes in the Philippine Islands
E) He died of malaria while exploring Australia
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