ExplorersWho’s Who

Explorer #1

Explorer #7

Explorer #6

Explorer #5

Explorer #4

Explorer #2

Explorer #3

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a. Giovanna Verrazano

b. Ferdinand Magellan

c. Jacques Cartier

d. Henry Hudson

Explorer #1 Clue:

I sailed for Portugal. Some say that my voyage was a failure, because I died before it was over, but I am given credit for sailing around the world and proving that it was round.

a. Samuel de Champlain

b. Amerigo Verespucci

c. Ferdinand Megellan

d. Henry Hudson

Explorer #2 Clue:

Even though I wasn’t a well-known explorer, my name is famous because the “New World” was named after me.

a. Giovanni da Verrazano

b. Ferdinand Magellan

c. Christopher Columbus

d. Henry Hudson

Explorer #3 Clue:

I was looking for the Northwest Passage, but ended up exploring many areas of New York State. I even have several bodies of water ( a lake, a river and a strait) named after me.

a. Giovanni da Verrazano

b. Henry Hudson

c. Samuel de Champlain

d. Ferdinand Magellan

Explorer #4 Clue:

I was unsuccessful in finding the Northwest Passage, but I did set up a major trading post in the area now called Quebec. I even have a lake in NYS named after me.

a. Giovanna Verrazano

b. Samuel de Champlain

c. Christopher Columbus

d. Amerigo Verespucci

Explorer #5 Clue:

I sailed for Queen Isabella of Spain. My three ships were the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. I am given credit for discovering “The New World” now known as America.

a. Jacques Cartier

b. Ferdinand Magellan

c. Giovanni da Verrazano

d. Samuel de Champlain

Explorer #6 Clue:

I was a French explorer who was looking for the Northwest Passage I didn’t find it, but I did explore the St. Lawrence River. I also found fur, fish and other products that I took back to France.

a. Giovanni da Verrazano

b. Samuel de Champlain

c. Jacques Cartier

d. Henry Hudson

Explorer #7 Clue:

I was looking for a water route through the New World. I didn't t find it, but I am famous for being the first European explorer in New York State.

a. Henry Hudson

b. Ferdinand Magellan

c. Jacques Cartier

d. Christopher Columbus

Explorer #8 Clue:

I sailed for Queen Isabella of Spain. My three ships were the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. I am given credit for discovering “The New World” now known as America.

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