The Early Explorers! Trivia Questions Quiz
- 1.Juan Ponce de Leon discovered a land covered in flowers and named it...
- A.
America.
- B.
Florida.
- C.
Pacific.
- D.
La Flour.
- 2.John Cabot was trying to find a route...
- A.
Through the the Stait of Magellan.
- B.
Through the Pacific Ocean.
- C.
To America.
- D.
To the far East.
- 3.Vespucci wanted to find a passage from the New World to...
- A.
Asia.
- B.
Europe.
- C.
South America.
- D.
North America.
- 4.Ferdinand Magellan found a body of water and named it the Pacific Ocean because...
- A.
It was very passive.
- B.
His middle name was Pacific.
- C.
Of its calm waters.
- D.
He wanted to name it after the Queen of Portugal.
- 5.Hernando de Soto wanted to travel to North America to find...
- A.
Natives to convert to Christianity.
- B.
New land to claim for Spain.
- C.
A quick passage to Asia.
- D.
Cities full of gold and silver.
- 6.Cartier was asked to look for the Northwest Passage, which was a...
- A.
Short route to the Pacific Ocean.
- B.
Long route to the Pacific Ocean.
- C.
Short route to the Atlantic Ocean.
- D.
Long route through the North Ocean.
- 7.Samuel de Champlain had three goals. He wanted to...
- A.
Create a map of North America, find a quicker way to get to the Pacific Ocean, and teach Native Americans about France.
- B.
Create a map of North America, find a quicker way to get to the Pacific Ocean, and teach Native Americans about Christianity.
- C.
Create a map of North America, find a quicker way to get to the Atlantic Ocean, and teach Native Americans about Christianity.
- D.
Create a map of the world, find a quicker way to get to the Pacific Ocean, and teach Native Americans about Christianity.
- 8.Explorers were motivated by many different things. List three reasons why people started exploring to world.1)2)3)