Explorers Quiz

What were early European explorers looking for?

• A northern route to Africa

• A western route to Asia

• A southern route to Antarctica

• An eastern route to Australia

Which explorer wanted to sail to India but landed in the Caribbean in 1492?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

Who was the Spanish explorer that conquered the Aztecs?

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Hernando Cortes

• Ponce de Leon

• John Cabot

Which explorer is credited with leading the first expedition to circumnavigate the world?

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

• Ferdinand Magellan

• John Cabot

Who claimed Florida for Spain while searching for the Fountain of Youth?

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernando Cortes

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Christopher Columbus

Which explorer was the first to reach the Mississippi River?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

Who discovered the Grand Canyon during his expedition?

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Hernando Cortes

• Ponce de Leon

• Jacques Cartier

Which explorer landed on Newfoundland and claimed land for England?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

Who discovered the St. Lawrence River and named the area "New France"?

• Jacques Cartier

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernando Cortes

What were European explorers seeking besides a route to Asia?

• New animals

• Riches and land

• New languages

• New friends