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1. Who discovered Greenland in 982 A.D.?
- John Cabot
- Eric the Red
- Koro Gligora
- Oumar Konari
2. Who reached North America for the first time in history in 1000 A.D.?
- Christopher Columbus
- John Speke
- Leif Ericsson
- James Clark
3. The first person to journey through China, India, and other parts of Asia (1271–94) was:
- Christopher Columbus
- Vasco da Gama
- Marco Polo
- Nicole Maffeo
4. San Salvador (now Watling Island), Cuba, and Haiti were discovered in 1492 by:
- Kero Gligora
- Charles Taylor
- Christopher Columbus
- Abel Tasman
5. Who discovered the sea route from Europe to India?
- Vasco da Gama
- Christopher Columbus
- Marco Polo
- Amerigo Vespucci
6. Christopher Columbus landed on the mainland of South America in:
7. Who discovered Trinidad during 1502–1504?
- Sebastian Cabot
- Vitus Bering
- De Soto
- Christopher Columbus
8. The first person to sail around the world and name the Pacific Ocean was:
- William Dampier
- Lord Anson
- Ferdinand Magellan
- John Davis
9. Who discovered Canada and explored the St. Lawrence River (1534–36)?
- Jacques Cartier
- William Dampier
- James Cook
- Captain Wallis
10. Who discovered Florida, Georgia, and the Mississippi River in 1539?
- Sir James Clark
- De Soto
- Captain John Speke
- David Livingstone
11. Who sailed around the world in the “Golden Hind” (1577–80)?
- Sir Francis Drake
- John Davis
- Vitus Bering
- James Clark
12. Australia was discovered in 1606 by:
- Henry Hudson
- William Janszoon
- Sebastian Cabot
- Captain James Cook
13. The Hudson River, Strait, and Bay were discovered in 1611 by:
- Andrew Johnson
- William Howard
- Henry Hudson
- John Burgoyne
14. New Zealand, Tonga, and Fiji Islands were discovered in 1642 by:
- James Clark
- Abel Tasman
- John Davis
- John Speke
15. Tahiti was discovered in 1767 by:
- Anson George
- Captain James Cook
- Clark Hoover
- Captain Wallis
16. Who charted New Zealand’s coasts and discovered New South Wales (1768–71)?
- John Bani
- Leonid Kachma
- Captain James Cook
- Amerigo Vespucci
17. The Magnetic North Pole was first located in 1831 by:
- David Livingstone
- Francis Drake
- Sir James Clark Ross
- Ruth Driefus
18. Victoria Falls and Zambia were explored by:
- David Livingstone
- Jacques Lartier
- Adam Kus
- Daniel Arap
19. Lake Victoria was discovered in 1858 by:
- John Davis
- Captain John Speke
- Grover Cleveland
- Donald Kalpokas
20. Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, was originally from:
21. The first European to reach India via the Cape of Good Hope was:
- Vasco da Gama
- Christopher Columbus
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Marco Polo
22. The explorer who named the Pacific Ocean was:
- Ferdinand Magellan
- James Cook
- Vasco da Gama
- Henry Hudson
23. The first recorded European to reach Japan was:
- Marco Polo
- Portuguese traders (1543)
- Dutch merchants
- Spanish missionaries
24. The explorer credited with circumnavigating the globe (though he died en route) was:
- Christopher Columbus
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Vasco da Gama
- Sir Francis Drake
25. The first European to cross the Mississippi River was:
- Hernando de Soto
- Jacques Cartier
- John Cabot
- Amerigo Vespucci
26. Who was the first European to reach Australia?
- Willem Janszoon (1606)
- James Cook
- Abel Tasman
- Marco Polo
27. The first person to reach the South Pole was:
- Robert Falcon Scott
- Roald Amundsen (1911)
- Ernest Shackleton
- Richard Byrd
28. The explorer who discovered the Hawaiian Islands was:
- James Cook (1778)
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Vasco da Gama
- Christopher Columbus
29. The first European to explore the Amazon River was:
- Francisco de Orellana
- Hernando de Soto
- Amerigo Vespucci
- Pedro Álvares Cabral
30. The first European to sail around Africa to India was:
- Christopher Columbus
- Vasco da Gama
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Marco Polo
