Early Explorers Quiz

Grade 5 · Social Studies · Quiz

From Columbus to Magellan — test what you know about the Age of Exploration!

Questions

1. In what year did Christopher Columbus first reach the Americas?

   1. 1476
   2. 1488
   3. 1492
   4. 1498
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   Answer: 1492

2. The continents of North and South America were named after Christopher Columbus.

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   Answer: False

3. Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyages?

   1. Portugal
   2. England
   3. France
   4. Spain
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   Answer: Spain

4. To sail completely around the globe is called to __________ it.

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   Answer: circumnavigate

5. Which Portuguese explorer first sailed around Africa's southern tip in 1488?

   1. Vasco da Gama
   2. Amerigo Vespucci
   3. Ferdinand Magellan
   4. Bartolomeu Dias
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   Answer: Bartolomeu Dias

6. Ferdinand Magellan personally completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.

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   Answer: False

7. The transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and cultures between the Americas and Europe after 1492 is called the:

   1. Age of Exploration
   2. Columbian Exchange
   3. Trans-Atlantic Trade
   4. Mercantile System
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   Answer: Columbian Exchange

8. Vasco da Gama was the first European to sail from Europe all the way to __________ by going around Africa.

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   Answer: India

9. Spanish conquerors who explored and conquered parts of the Americas were called:

   1. Colonists
   2. Conquistadors
   3. Navigators
   4. Privateers
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   Answer: Conquistadors

10. Before 1492, Europeans had tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and chocolate.

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    Answer: False

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