European Explorers Quiz

Who was the first European to reach India by sea?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

Which explorer is credited with discovering the New World in 1492?

• Hernán Cortés

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe?

• Sir Francis Drake

• Ferdinand Magellan

• James Cook

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Which explorer is America named after?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• John Cabot

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernán Cortés

• Juan Ponce de León

• Christopher Columbus

Which explorer searched for the Fountain of Youth and discovered Florida?

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Juan Ponce de León

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

Which explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Sir Francis Drake

• James Cook

Who conquered the Inca Empire in Peru?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Ponce de León

• Hernando de Soto

Which explorer claimed Canada for France?

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson