Maritime Exploration and Global Encounters Quiz

Test your knowledge on maritime history with questions about explorers, routes, and significant discoveries. Explore the Age of Exploration!

#1

Who was the first European to discover a sea route to India?

Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Marco Polo
#2

Which Portuguese explorer is known for establishing the first European settlement in India?

Afonso de Albuquerque
Vasco da Gama
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Ferdinand Magellan
#3

What was the primary motivation for the Age of Exploration?

Religious conversion
Desire for new trade routes
Scientific curiosity
Seeking political dominance
#4

Which explorer is credited with the European discovery of America?

Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
#5

What was the name of the ship that carried Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to the Americas?

Santa Maria
Nina
Pinta
Mayflower
#6

Which two countries were involved in the Treaty of Tordesillas, which divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between them?

Spain and Portugal
England and France
England and Spain
Portugal and France
#7

Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe?

Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Amerigo Vespucci
#8

Which explorer is credited with discovering the Pacific Ocean?

Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Vasco da Gama
#9

Which country did Captain James Cook represent during his famous voyages?

England
France
Spain
Portugal
#10

Who was the first European to reach the southern tip of Africa?

Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
#11

Who was the first European to reach Japan?

Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Francisco de Xavier
#12

Which explorer is known for his expeditions in the Arctic?

Hernán Cortés
Henry Hudson
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Pizarro
#13

Which explorer is known for his circumnavigation of the world in 1577-1580?

Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Francis Drake
#14

Which explorer is known for his voyages to the Arctic and the North Atlantic?

Francis Drake
Hernán Cortés
Henry Hudson
Juan Ponce de León

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