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Explorers Quiz

Famous explorers and discoveries trivia quiz.

Posted: October 6, 2010
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Question#1

What was the name of Magellan's ship?

  • Mary
  • Victoria
  • Isabella
  • Half Moon
Question#2

Name the Portuguese navigator who was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

  • Ferdinand Magellan
  • Vasco da Gama
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Marco Polo
Question#3

Which British colony was founded by Sir Thomas Raffles?

  • Bermuda
  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
  • The Bahamas
Question#4

Founded in 1565, what is the oldest city in the US?

  • St. Augustine, FL
  • Boston, MA
  • Plymouth Rock, MA
  • Jamestown, VA
Question#5

What explorer was responsible for the European discovery of the East coast of Australia?

  • Ferdinand Magellan
  • Walter Raleigh
  • James Cook
  • Alexander MacKenzie
Question#6

In what year did Columbus discover the `New World`?

  • 1492
  • 1626
  • 1342
  • 1822
Question#7

Which explorer is credited with discovering the source of the Nile?

  • Sir Richard Burton
  • John Hanning Speke
  • Cecil Rhodes
  • Sir Walter Raleigh
Question#8

Who was the first explorer to sail around the Cape of Good Hope?

  • Vasco de Gama
  • Amerigo Vespucci
  • Ferdinand Magellan
  • Christopher Columbus
Question#9

Who was the first man to reach the South Pole?

  • Walter Scott
  • Roald Amundsen
  • Peter Bering
  • James Scott
Question#10

What was the name of Charles Darwin's ship which he sailed on a five-year world expedition?

  • Snoopy
  • Half Moon
  • Sheppard
  • Beagle
Question#11

What was the Mayflower's original destination?

  • New York
  • Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • Georgia
Question#12

Who led the first expedition across the Antarctic Circle?

  • Ronald Amundsen
  • Robert Peary
  • Edgeworth David
  • James Cook