How Well Did You Listen And Know About Exploration In The Renaissance

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1.

Name 3 things that Christopher Columbus came back with.
- A.
  
  Mirrors, birds and potatoes
- B.
  
  PS3's, Xbox 360's and Wii's
- C.
  
  Paper, potatoes and cocoa beans
- D.
  
  Paintings, tomatoes and slaves
- E.
  
  Cocoa Beans, hammocks and silk
2.

Who was the first man to circumnavigate around the world?
- A.
  
  Adrian Tsang
- B.
  
  Amerigo Vespucci
- C.
  
  Ferdinand Magellan
- D.
  
  Christopher Columbus
- E.
  
  John Cabot
3.

What was the name of Columbus's ships?
- A.
  
  Black Pearl, Jolly Roger and Bettison
- B.
  
  Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina
- C.
  
  X-Wing Star fighter, Turkish Airways and Turbojet
- D.
  
  Santa Maria, Pinto and NIna
- E.
  
  Queen Mary, Aegean Odyssey and Santa Maria
4.

What famous family did The Ruler of the Florence Republic come from?
- A.
  
  Tsangs
- B.
  
  Borgias
- C.
  
  Medicis
- D.
  
  Vespuccis
- E.
  
  Cabots
5.

Who found Canada?
- A.
  
  Zheng He
- B.
  
  Roald Amundsen
- C.
  
  Canadians
- D.
  
  Marco Polo
- E.
  
  John Cabot
6.

What is this:
- A.
  
  Prototype Telescope- Galileo's prototype telescope for explorers rather than astrologists
- B.
  
  Sextant- Use to calculate the angle between celestial objects and horizon
- C.
  
  Shiny- Check it out, I can see my reflection
- D.
  
  Navigatant- Helps keep several maps in place along with danger flares
- E.
  
  1400's compass- There is an iron sheeting that points to magnetic north
7.

What was the name of John Cabot's ship which he sailed out of Bristol with?
- A.
  
  The Matthew
- B.
  
  The Ship that Sails
- C.
  
  The Pinta
- D.
  
  The Odyssey
- E.
  
  The Titan
8.

Choose the missing word:John Cabot decided to take a route that would be more _________ of Columbus' route and would be more ________
- A.
  
  1st word: Reminiscent 2nd word: Beneficial
- B.
  
  1st word: Awesome 2nd word:Hairy
- C.
  
  1st word: Northerly 2nd word:Short
- D.
  
  1st word: Faster 2nd word:Quick
- E.
  
  1st word: 'La Laggenda' (Italian for The Legend) 2nd word:'Storico' (Italian for historic) The exact words of Cabot