Historic Explorers Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 7
Which explorer's flag displayed the initials 'F & Y' representing Ferdinand and Ysabel?
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christopher columbus
Who discovered the island in 1642 and named it Van Diemen's Land?
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abel tasman
Who was the Norwegian that became the first to navigate the Northwest Passage using a herring boat in 1906?
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roald amundsen
Who was the French missionary who, along with Louis Joliet, was one of the first Europeans to reach Chicago in 1673?
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jacques marquette
Which explorer went past Unalaska and into the Arctic Circle on his third voyage between 1770 and 1780?
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james cook
Which Italian navigator, whose name appeared on a map thanks to Martin Waldseemuller 5 years before he died in 1512, is known for his explorations of the New World?
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amerigo vespucci
In 1987, Robert Peary's sons visited the U.S. for the first time from Greenland alongside the sons of which Black explorer?
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matthew henson
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