Explorer Quiz
How much do you know about French and Spanish Explorers? Test your knowledge!
- 1.Magellan was the first man to sail around the world
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The Incas promised Francisco Pizzaro they would fill a room with gold
- A.
To a mark he drew on the wall
- B.
To the top
- C.
The Incas didn't promise
- D.
When the Incas filled it, Pizzaro's men killed him to get the gold
- E.
Waist high
- 3.Who was Atahualpa?
- A.
Pizzaro's horse
- B.
Pizzaro's wife
- C.
The Incan Queen
- D.
The Incan Prince Pizzaro held captive
- E.
Nobody
- 4.Francisco Pizzaro could not
- A.
Eat nuts
- B.
Write his name
- C.
Walk
- D.
Talk
- E.
Hear
- 5.When Pizzaro rode into the Incan city, the Inca's
- A.
Thought he was a God
- B.
Killed him
- C.
Thought horse and rider were one animal
- D.
Fainted
- E.
Tied him to a boat and pushed him down the amazon
- 6.Hernando De Soto marched across the Eastern United States because
- A.
He was looking for gold
- B.
He was looking for his long lost father, Antonio De Soto
- C.
To trade with the Indians
- 7.Hernando De Soto helped Francisco Pizzaro to
- A.
Colonize Panama and Guatemala
- B.
Conquer the Incas
- C.
Sail around South America to the Pacific Ocean
- D.
Find gold
- 8.What did Hernando De Soto discover
- A.
Gulf of Mexico
- B.
Texas
- C.
The Mississippi river
- D.
Cuba and Jamaica
- E.
Florida and Bahamas
- 9.Amerigo Vespucci was born in
- A.
Venice, Italy
- B.
Seville, Spain
- C.
Florence, Italy
- D.
Paris, France
- E.
New York
- 10.Who was Juan De La Cosa
- A.
A member of Vespucci's ship who once had sailed with Columbus
- B.
A stowaway on one of Columbus ships
- C.
Marco Polo's Grandfather
- D.
Nobody
- 11.How many voyages to America did Amerigo Vespucci take?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
0
- D.
3
- E.
4
- 12.Henry Hudson made two attempts to find a fast northern route to the East. What spoiled them?
- A.
Bad weather and storms
- B.
Natives
- C.
Ice
- D.
Meteors
- E.
The king wouldn't let him go
- 13.What did Jacques Marqette and Louis Joliet discover?
- A.
Sail down the Mississippi River
- B.
Nothing. They were never explorers
- C.
Look for gold
- D.
Discover California
- E.
Explore the Mojave and Sonoran Desert
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