Question #1

I gave the name to the Pacific Ocean.

Magellan

Question #2

I sailed for Spanish King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.

Columbus

Question #3

Most of my crew made it around the world. I died in the Philippines.

Magellan

Question #4

I was the first explorer to realize that Columbus and Cabot were incorrect in thinking they found Asia.

Vespucci

Question #5

I landed in what is now Newfoundland and Labrador.

Cabot

Question #6

My crew traveled over what is now Panama. We found, but did not name, the Pacific Ocean.

Balboa

Question #7

When I reached San Salvador in the Caribbean Sea, I enslaved the Indians that were living on that land.

Columbus

Question #8

I explored the same area as the Vikings did 500 years earlier.

Cabot

Question #9

I had to leave Hispaniola because I was an awful farmer and was indebted to many people.

Balboa

Question #10

South America and North America are named after me.

Vespucci

Question #11

I gave the name to Florida, meaning “flowery” in Spanish.

Ponce de Leon

Question #12

I was the first European to see the Mississippi River.

De Soto

Question #13

I named lands claimed by Spanish explorers “New Spain”.

Coronado

Question #14

I conquered the Aztec Indian Tribe.Cortes

Question #15

I defeated the Inca Indian Tribe.Pizarro

Question #16

My men claimed most of what is now the southeast part of the United States.

De Soto

Question #17

I was in search for the Fountain of Youth.

Ponce de Leon

Question #18

I explored the western part of South America.

Pizarro

Question #19

I explored the land known as the southwest part of the United States.

Coronado

Question #20

On the ruins of Tenochtitlan, I built Mexico City.

Cortes

Question #21

Who traveled to Asia, and then wrote a book about his findings?

Marco Polo

Question #22

Discuss what NAVIGATION means?

Question #23

Name the three ships Columbus sailed on his exploration.

Question #24

Why did the Europeans want to travel to Asia?

Question #25

Discuss the Vikings exploration.