Trivia:Answers
Who asked Vasco Da Gama find a sea route to India by sailing around Africa?
King Paul II
King Manuel
King Ferdinand
What method of navigation did Columbus use?
Dead Reckoning
Ocean Mapping
Sextant Method
Which Indian town did Vasco Da Gama first reach ?
Bombay
Calicut
Pondicherry
Which explorer named the Pacific Ocean
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco Balboa
Robert Peary
Which explorer reached the shores of Canada mistaking them for Asia?
Roald Amundsen
John Cabot
James Cook
Which ship did Captain James Cook command during his historic voyage to New Zealand and Australia
São Cristóvão
The Santa Maria
The HMS Endeavour
Vasco Da Gama controlled a fleet of 4 ships that departed in on July 8 , 1497 from where?
Sicily,Italy
Madrid,Spain
Lisbon, Portugal
When Columbus reached the West Indian shores,he mistook it for
Brazil
India
New Zealand
Which explorer organized a series of ruthless gold and slave-hunting expeditions in South America?
Vasco Balboa
James Cook
Christopher Columbus
James captained one of two ships during his voyage to the South . Was it
The Nina
The Resolution
The Adventure
What is an optical instrument that measures the angular distance between any two points, such as the sun and the horizon for navigation ?
Sextant
Compass
Pelorus
Which explorer received the title of Admiral of the Sea of India ?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Da Gama
Bartholomeu Diaz
Bartholomeu Diaz was the first voyager to sail around
The Cape of Good Hope
The Indian Peninsula
Malaysia
James Cook first mission was to
Map the Pacific ocean
Observe Planet Venus
Study the constellations
John Cabot's Son became an explorer as well . He was
Sebastian
Henry
Victor
Where was Livingstone found by Stanley?
Victoria Falls
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Nyasa
Which Publication did Stanley work for?
The London Times
The Chicago Tribune
New York Herald
Stanley helped establish the Congo Free State which was then ruled by
Belgium
Spain
England
The Boers were originally from
Portugal
The Netherlands
Germany
Livingstone discovered and named the Victoria falls . Who was Victoria?
Livingstone's Wife
Queen of England
Livingstone's Ship
Roald Amundsen was the first to reach the South Pole but was closely rivalled by
Robert Scott
Robert Peary
Matthew Henson
Uutaaq, Ukkujaaq, Sigluk, and Iggiannguaq were
The South Polar areas encoutered by Amundsen
The African regions uncovered by Livingstone
The first to reach the North Pole with Peary
What was attributed to Robert Scotts failed mission to the South Pole?
He used ponies for travel
No food was carried
A series of life threatening tornadoes
Which polar explorer first journeyed to Greenland?
Robert Peary
Robert Scott
Roald Amundsen
Which ill fated explorer ventured to the North West passage and never returned ?
Roald Amundsen
Sir John Franklin
Matthew Henson
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