Age of Explorers

Question 1

Bartolomeo de Diaz (1487 - 1488)

Answer 1

Led first European exploration to the Cape of Good Hope.

Question 2

Vasco de Gama (1497)

Answer 2

First to discover/complete the trip around Africa to India.

Question 3

Pedro Cabral (1500)

Answer 3

Led first Portuguese expedition to reach Brazil.

Question 4

Cristobal Colon (1492 - 1503)

Answer 4

He discovered the Caribbean, Bahamas, Cuba, Santo Domingo and Jamaica.

Question 5

Vasco Nunez Balboa (1513)

Answer 5

He explored the north east of South America.

Question 6

Ferdinand Magellan (1519 - 1521)

Answer 6

He sailed around South America and discovered the Strait of Magellan.

Question 7

Hernan Cortes (1519)

Answer 7

He explored central America.

Question 8

Ponce de Leon (1513 - 1521)

Answer 8

He traveled around Hispaniol, Puerto Rico, and Florida.

Question 9

Francisco Pizarro (1532)

Answer 9

He explored Panama, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.

Question 10

John Cabot (1497)

Answer 10

Discovered Newfoundland and Cape Breton.

Question 11

Henry Hudson (1608)

Answer 11

Explored Artic ocean and Novaya Zemlya.

Question 12

Henry Hudson (1609)

Answer 12

New York harbor, Hudson River, New Jersey shore, Cape cod.

Question 13

Henry Hudson (1610)

Answer 13

Explored James bay Canada

Question 14

Giovanni Verrazano (1524)

Answer 14

He charted the Atlantic coast between Carolinas and Newfoundland.

Question 15

Jacques Cartier (1534-1541)

Answer 15

He explored St. Lawrence river and the Atlantic Coast of Canada.