How Well Did You Listen And Know About Exploration In The Renaissance
If you listened very well, you will be rewarded with 2 bags of candy Get ready for an EXPLORATION QUIZ!
- 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.
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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
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