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Great Explorers and Navigators 1400-1600

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Explorers : Great Explorers and Navigators 1400-1600

Introduction:
"In this quiz I will ask you about some great explorers and navigators from the 15th and 16th centuries."


1. 1487: This Portuguese explorer rounded the Cape of Good Hope.
    Bartholomeu Diaz
    Pedro Cabral
    Vasco da Gama
    Ferdinand Magellan


2. 1492: This Italian mariner and navigator landed in the West Indies.
    Answer: (Two Words)


3. 1498: This Portuguese explorer completed the first voyage from Portugal to India.
    Answer: (Three Words)


4. 1500: This Portuguese explorer accidentally discovered Brazil while sailing for India.
    Henry the Navigator
    Pedro Cabral
    Bartholomeu Diaz
    Ferdinand Magellan


5. 1519-22: This Portuguese explorer was the leader of the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
    Henry the Navigator
    Ferdinand Magellan
    Bartolomeu Diaz
    Pedro Cabral


6. 1499: This Italian-born maritime explorer discovered the mouth of the river Amazon.
    Answer: (Two Words)


7. 1497: This Italian discovered the coast of Newfoundland.
    Answer: (Two Words (English spelling))


8. 1512: This Spanish governor of Puerto Rico discovered Florida.
    Juan Ponce de Leon
    Hernan Cortes
    Francisco de Cordoba
    Diego de Velazquez


9. 1513: This Spanish explorer crossed the isthmus of Panama and discovered and named the Pacific Ocean.
    Francisco de Cordoba
    Vasco Nunez de Balboa
    Diego de Velazquez
    Juan Ponce de Leon


10. 1519: This Spanish conquistador landed at Veracruz, Mexico to march inland towards the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán.
    Diego de Velazquez
    Francisco Pizarro
    Juan Ponce de Leon
    Hernan Cortes


11. 1440s: This Portuguese prince and navigator organized and financed exploration of the west coast of Africa down to Guinea Bay.
    Answer: (Three Words (English spelling))


12. 1511-14: This Spanish conquistador was sent on an expedition to conquer Cuba.
    Diego de Velazquez
    Juan Ponce de Leon
    Christopher Columbus
    Francisco Pizarro


13. 1535: This French navigator and explorer disovered the St.Lawrence river.
    Answer: (Two Words)


14. 1532-33: This Spanish conquistador landed in Peru and occupied the Inca capital, Cuzco.
    Juan Ponce de Leon
    Diego de Velazquez
    Hernan Cortes
    Francisco Pizarro


15. 1596: This Dutch explorer discovered Bear Island and Spitsbergen.
    Jan Carstanz
    Abel Tasman
    Willem Barents
    Dirk Hartog


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