Explorer Quiz

1. Magellan was the first man to sail around the world

True

False

False. Magellan was killed by Natives in the Philippines before the trip was over. fortunately, some of his crew survived the battle

Explanation

False. Magellan was killed by Natives in the Philippines before the trip was over. fortunately, some of his crew survived the battle

2. Hernando De Soto marched across the Eastern United States because

He was looking for gold

He was looking for his long lost father, Antonio De Soto

To trade with the Indians

3. Francisco Pizzaro could not

Eat nuts

Write his name

Walk

Talk

Hear

4. Who was Juan De La Cosa

A member of Vespucci's ship who once had sailed with Columbus

A stowaway on one of Columbus ships

Marco Polo's Grandfather

Nobody

5. Who was Atahualpa?

Pizzaro's horse

Pizzaro's wife

The Incan Queen

The Incan Prince Pizzaro held captive

Nobody

6. Hernando De Soto helped Francisco Pizzaro to

Colonize Panama and Guatemala

Conquer the Incas

Sail around South America to the Pacific Ocean

Find gold

7. Amerigo Vespucci was born in

Venice, Italy

Seville, Spain

Florence, Italy

Paris, France

New York

8. What did Hernando De Soto discover

Gulf of Mexico

Texas

The Mississippi river

Cuba and Jamaica

Florida and Bahamas

9. What did Jacques Marqette and Louis Joliet discover?

Sail down the Mississippi River

Nothing. They were never explorers

Look for gold

Discover California

Explore the Mojave and Sonoran Desert

10. When Pizzaro rode into the Incan city, the Inca's

Thought he was a God

Killed him

Thought horse and rider were one animal

Fainted

Tied him to a boat and pushed him down the amazon

11. How many voyages to America did Amerigo Vespucci take?

1

2

0

3

4

12. Henry Hudson made two attempts to find a fast northern route to the East. What spoiled them?

Bad weather and storms

Natives

Ice

Meteors

The king wouldn't let him go

13. The Incas promised Francisco Pizzaro they would fill a room with gold

To a mark he drew on the wall

To the top

The Incas didn't promise

When the Incas filled it, Pizzaro's men killed him to get the gold

Waist high