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1. Which person's name is the word "America" derived from?
2. Explorers from which country wiped out the Mayan civilization?
3. Lake Champlain in Canada was named after which French explorer?
4. Vasco Da Gama discovered America.
5. Christopher Columbus was born in which country?
6. Who is believed to be the first viking to reach America?
7. The first Europeans to arrive in North America due to religious persecution arrived where?
8. Parts of North America have been controlled by many European powers over its history. Which power never had a territory in North America?
9. The first British settlers to come to the USA arrived in which state?
10. Lewis and Clark were the first people to ever set foot in the western part of North America.
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