Famous Explorers Trivia Quiz

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What was the name of Christopher Columbus' ship?

       a. Santa Maria
       b. Santa Clara
       c. Santa Teresa
       d. Pinta


After successfully traveling through the Northwest Passage, Roald Amundsen sent a telegraph message from Alaska of his achievement. Where did he send his telegraph from to inform the world of reaching the South Pole?

       a. Australia
       b. Chile
       c. Peru
       d. Alaska


Ibn Battuta is one of the most famous travellers of the middle ages. His journeys are published in the book "Rihla". What does the word "Rihla" mean?

       a. Book
       b. Journal
       c. Journey
       d. Road


Who was the first woman in outer space?

       a. Mae Jemison
       b. Gertrude Bell
       c. Valentina Tereshkova
       d. Osa Johnson


Etienne Brule is a famous French/Quebecois explorer. He was the first white person to journey beyond the St. Lawrence River. He also lived with the indigenous people of Canada. Which indigenous people did he spend the most time with?

       a. Abenaki
       b. The Huron's
       c. Iroquois
       d. Mississauga


Which famous privateer was nicknamed "The Dragon"?

       a. James Cook
       b. Ferdinand Magellan
       c. Francis Drake
       d. Pedro de Alvarado


Which explorer built a fort in what is now known as Quebec City?

       a. Jean Chardin
       b. Samuel de Champlain
       c. Jacques Cartier
       d. Francis Garnier


Which European discovered Australia?

       a. Luis Vaez de Torres
       b. Dirk Hartog
       c. Willem Janszoon
       d. Frederick de Houtman


Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean solo. She was also a founder of an organization of female pilots. What was the organization?

       a. The Ninety-Nines
       b. The Flying Femmes
       c. The Wings
       d. The Glorious Peacocks


Neil Young wrote a song about a well-known Spanish explorer. The song was banned in Spain under Francisco Franco. Who is the subject of the song's title?

       a. Alvaro de Mendana
       b. Hernan Cortez
       c. Francisco Pizarro
       d. Christopher Columbus


What was the nationality of Jacques Piccard?

       a. French
       b. Belgian
       c. Swiss
       d. Canadian


Which famous Spanish explorer conquered Peru in the XVI century?

       a. Amerigo Vespucci
       b. Hernan Cortez
       c. Francisco Pizarro
       d. Gaspar de Portola


What did Mae Jemison do?

       a. First black woman in space
       b. First woman to reach the North Pole
       c. First American woman in space
       d. First woman to sail around the world solo


Who led the Russian conquest of Siberia?

       a. Yuri Gagarin
       b. Yermak Timofeyevich
       c. Piotr Kozlov
       d. Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay


One of the Dutch explorers was the first European to reach Van Diemen's Land. What is the current name of this island?

       a. Tasmania
       b. Australia
       c. New Zealand
       d. Java




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