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Quiz about Famous Explorers of the World

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Match the famous explorers with a description of their accomplishments or areas they explored. Best of luck!

A matching quiz by Triviaballer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Triviaballer

Time
4 mins

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Match Quiz

Quiz #
386,265

Updated
Dec 03 21

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9 / 10

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Questions		Choices
1. In 1513 I crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean.		Giovanni da Verrazzano
2. Commanding the vessels HMS Erebus and HMS Terror I explored the Antarctic in 1841 and discovered a sea that has been named after me.		Jacques Marquette
3. In 1524 I explored the Atlantic coast from Florida to New Brunswick and in 1964 a long suspension bridge was named in my honor.		John McDouall Stuart
4. Aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste in 1960 I made a bold voyage to the floor of the Mariana Trench.		Zebulon Pike
5. In 1911 I was the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole and in 1926 I led an air expedition of the North Pole.		Hanno the Navigator
6. I was born in Wales and from 1830 to 1843 I was Surveyor General of India and I explored areas as far north as Nepal.		George Everest
7. Sailing for Carthage around the 5th century BCE, I led a fleet of 60 ships and explored the northwestern coast of Africa.		Roald Amundsen
8. I was a French Jesuit missionary and in 1673 I was part of the first group of Europeans to explore the northern Mississippi River.		James Clark Ross
9. Born in Scotland in 1815, I led the first expedition to travel round trip from south to north through the center of the Australian mainland.		Jacques Piccard
10. I was an officer in the United States Army and I explored many peaks of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the early 1800s.		Vasco N��ez de Balboa

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1. In 1513 I crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean.

2. Commanding the vessels HMS Erebus and HMS Terror I explored the Antarctic in 1841 and discovered a sea that has been named after me.

3. In 1524 I explored the Atlantic coast from Florida to New Brunswick and in 1964 a long suspension bridge was named in my honor.

4. Aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste in 1960 I made a bold voyage to the floor of the Mariana Trench.

5. In 1911 I was the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole and in 1926 I led an air expedition of the North Pole.

6. I was born in Wales and from 1830 to 1843 I was Surveyor General of India and I explored areas as far north as Nepal.

7. Sailing for Carthage around the 5th century BCE, I led a fleet of 60 ships and explored the northwestern coast of Africa.

8. I was a French Jesuit missionary and in 1673 I was part of the first group of Europeans to explore the northern Mississippi River.

9. Born in Scotland in 1815, I led the first expedition to travel round trip from south to north through the center of the Australian mainland.

10. I was an officer in the United States Army and I explored many peaks of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the early 1800s.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1513 I crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean.

Answer: Vasco N��ez de Balboa

Vasco N��ez de Balboa is considered the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean from the New World. Sailing for his native country of Spain, Balboa took several voyages to the New World in the early 1500s including a voyage in 1510 that established the first permanent European settlement on the American mainland. Tragically, Balboa was executed in 1519 after he was found guilty of trying to overthrow the Spanish government ruling over Panama at the time.

2. Commanding the vessels HMS Erebus and HMS Terror I explored the Antarctic in 1841 and discovered a sea that has been named after me.

Answer: James Clark Ross

Several years before he explored the Antarctic, James Clark Ross was a member of an expedition that located the North Magnetic Pole in 1831. In addition to the Ross Sea, the Ross Ice Shelf, James Ross Island, even the Ross seal is named in his honor.

3. In 1524 I explored the Atlantic coast from Florida to New Brunswick and in 1964 a long suspension bridge was named in my honor.

Answer: Giovanni da Verrazzano

Giovanni da Verrazzano was one of the first Europeans to explore the Hudson River and New York Harbor area. Although he was born in the Republic of Florence, Verrazano's most famous voyage was financed by French King Francis I who hoped that the expedition would find a sea route to the Pacific.

4. Aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste in 1960 I made a bold voyage to the floor of the Mariana Trench.

Answer: Jacques Piccard

Along with oceanographer Don Walsh, Jacques Piccard reached the 35,800 feet (10,912 meters) Challenger Deep locale which is the deepest point on Earth's seabed. Incredibly, Jacques Piccard's father Auguste held the record for the highest altitude reached in a balloon and his son Bertrand led the first non-stop balloon flight around the world.

5. In 1911 I was the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole and in 1926 I led an air expedition of the North Pole.

Answer: Roald Amundsen

In addition to being the first documented person to reach both the North and South Poles, Roald Amundsen was also one of the first to navigate through the Northwest Passage of Canada. Roald Amunsen tragically disappeared in 1928 while on a rescue mission in search of Umberto Nobile whose airship had crashed on its return from the North Pole.

6. I was born in Wales and from 1830 to 1843 I was Surveyor General of India and I explored areas as far north as Nepal.

Answer: George Everest

George Everest is possibly best known as the namesake of the majestic Mount Everest which was named in his honor in 1865, one year before his death. Everest was part of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India which began in 1806 and lasted until 1871.

This project surveyed over 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) of India and scientifically measured the heights of K2, Kanchenjunga, and Everest.

7. Sailing for Carthage around the 5th century BCE, I led a fleet of 60 ships and explored the northwestern coast of Africa.

Answer: Hanno the Navigator

Leaving from Carthage, Hanno passed through the Strait of Gibraltar and founded several colonies along the northwestern coast of Africa. The voyage of Hanno is famously documented in the works of historians Herodotus, Pliny the Elder, and Arrian of Nicomedia.

8. I was a French Jesuit missionary and in 1673 I was part of the first group of Europeans to explore the northern Mississippi River.

Answer: Jacques Marquette

Born in France in 1637, Jacques Marquette founded the settlements of Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace and many locales in the state of Michigan have been named in his honor. Along with Louis Jolliet, Marquette was instrumental in the exploration and mapping of the Mississippi River.

9. Born in Scotland in 1815, I led the first expedition to travel round trip from south to north through the center of the Australian mainland.

Answer: John McDouall Stuart

The first complete traversal of the Australian mainland was actually the sixth expedition undertaken by John McDouall Stuart of Australia. Sadly, John McDouall Stuart died just four years after his history-making expedition possibly from complications from scurvy and beriberi.

10. I was an officer in the United States Army and I explored many peaks of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the early 1800s.

Answer: Zebulon Pike

Interestingly, the expeditions of the American West by Zebulon Pike overlapped the famous expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. At the age of just 34 in 1813 Zebulon Pike was killed near Fort York from an explosion caused by the British as they withdrew from the fort.

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