History's Heroes 2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Marco Polo

He wrote an account of his travels while in prison (1296-1298).

Answer: Henry Morton Stanley

At the age of 17, he sailed as a cabin boy on a ship bound for the US. He first became a Confederate soldier but was captured by the Union Army and to avoid a prison term changed sides. After being discharged from the army due to ill health he joined the Union Navy.

A year later he deserted. He then got a position as a field reporter for the New York Herald which led to the event for which he is best remembered - his meeting with the famous explorer David Livingstone at the town of Ujiji, on Lake Tanganyika in 1871 and the now famous phrase 'Dr. Livingstone, I presume?'

Answer: James Cook

He did too much for me to describe here. If you don't know of his achievements then go and read up about him immediately. One curious fact is that his Yorkshire home has been taken to Australia and reconstructed in Melbourne.

Answer: Ernest Henry Shackleton

He was born in County Kildare, on February 15, 1874. In 1884 he moved with his family to London where he spent the remainder of his boyhood years. At 16 he went to sea and by the age of twenty-four he was certified as Master and thus he was qualified to command a British ship anywhere on the seven seas.

He was a member of Scott's Antarctic expedition (1901-1904) before commanding his own expeditions. He died during his fourth expedition in 1922.

Answer: Francis Drake

He financed most of his voyages by relieving Spanish ships of their gold - which was okay because they had stolen it in the first place.