Top Ten Explorers To The Americas
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- 1.Which explorer was born in Extremadura, Spain?
- A.
Christopher Columbus
- B.
Hernando de Soto
- C.
Jacques Cartier
- D.
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
- E.
Lief Eriksson
- 2.Why did Hernando de Soto explore?
- A.
To search for gold and a passage to China.
- B.
To find new and interesting animals.
- C.
To find a shorter route to India.
- D.
To buy spices and silk.
- E.
Because he liked to be outdoors.
- 3.What language(s) did Lief Eriksson speak?
- A.
French and English
- B.
Russian and English
- C.
Russian and Irish Gaelic
- D.
Vietnamese and English
- E.
Spanish and French
- 4.How did Amerigo Vespucci pay for his voyage?
- A.
He won the lottery.
- B.
He campaigned for money.
- C.
He got money from a King.
- D.
He had companies pay for his ships.
- E.
He was a pirate.
- 5.On average, how many miles per day did Amerigo Vespucci travel?
- A.
Less than 20 miles per day
- B.
Between 20 and 100
- C.
Between 100 and 200
- D.
Between 200 and 500
- E.
More than 500 miles per day
- 6.Where is Christopher Columbus from?
- A.
Italy
- B.
Spain
- C.
France
- D.
England
- E.
Portugal
- 7.What navigating skills did Jacques Cartier have?
- A.
He was good at raising money.
- B.
He could read well.
- C.
He knew a lot of geography.
- D.
He was a good swimmer.
- E.
He was a good seaman and leader.
- 8.How many days did John Cabot's voyage take to North America?
- A.
1 year and 2 months
- B.
Less than 2 months
- C.
Between 6 and 10 months
- D.
48 days
- E.
600 days
- 9.Why did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado go explore?
- A.
He wanted to find the rare red breasted monkeys.
- B.
He was looking for a passage to the northwest.
- C.
He needed to finance his children's university education.
- D.
He wanted to find a passage to India.
- E.
He was looking for the seven cities of gold.
- 10.Where is Henry Hudson from?
- A.
He was from Canada.
- B.
He was from the United States.
- C.
He was from England.
- D.
He was from Amsterdam, Holland.
- E.
He was born in Paris, France.
- 11.Where is Lief Eriksson from?
- A.
Italy
- B.
France
- C.
Finland
- D.
Spain
- E.
Iceland
- 12.How many days did Christopher Columbus' trip take?
- A.
3 months
- B.
4 months
- C.
5 months
- D.
6 months
- E.
7 months
- 13.Where did Hernando Cortes explore?
- A.
Canada
- B.
Mexico
- C.
The U.S.A.
- D.
Iceland
- E.
South America
- 14.How did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado pay for his voyage?
- A.
His wife paid.
- B.
His king paid.
- C.
A group of business men paid.
- D.
He sold his lands to pay.
- E.
He borrowed from a bank to pay.
- 15.What place did Hernando de Soto explore?
- A.
Canada
- B.
The arctic ocean.
- C.
Florida
- D.
South America.
- E.
The Mississippi River.
- 16.
- A.
French and English
- B.
English and Spanish
- C.
Italian and English
- D.
English and German
- E.
Spanish and Italian
- 17.Where is Giovanni da Verranzano from?
- A.
Venice, Italy
- B.
Tuscany, Italy
- C.
Genoa, Italy
- D.
Florence, Italy
- E.
Extremadura, Italy
- 18.Why did Jacques Cartier explore?
- A.
To find gold and riches in South America.
- B.
Because King Francis 1 asked to discover land to find gold and precious things.
- C.
To find a shorter passage to China.
- D.
To discover a route through the Arctic Ocean.
- E.
To find the fountain of youth in Mexico.
- 19.Why did Henry Hudson explore?
- A.
His Queen wanted him to find new lands.
- B.
He wanted to find a shorter route to China.
- C.
He wanted to find a city of gold in South America.
- D.
He wanted to explore the Atlantic coast of the US.
- E.
He was adventurous and wanted to find gold & spices.
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