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1
Which country did Abel Tasman discover?
New Zealand
America
New Guinea
The Solomon Islands
37% got this right
Abel Tasman National Park is New Zealand's smallest national park.
2
When was the summit of Mount Everest reached for the first time?
1953
1913
1923
1943
32% got this right
3
What is the explorer Amerigo Vespucci best known for?
"America" is named after him
Being the first European in America
Finding the sea route to India
The first Bering Strait crossing
33% got this right
4
Who was the first European to land in Australia?
Willem Janzoon
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
James Cook
10% got this right
5
Where did James Cook die?
9% got this right
Captain James Cook is killed by natives of Hawaii during his third visit in 1779.
6
Who traveled along the Silk Road through Asia?
Marco Polo
David Livingstone
James Cook
Vasco de Gama
62% got this right
Marco Polo began his journey to China in 1271.
7
When did Fridtjof Nansen's Fram expedition to the North Pole take place?
1893 - 1896
1873 - 1876
1913 - 1916
1923 - 1926
34% got this right
8
Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen
Abel Tasman
James Cook
Robert Falcon Scott
36% got this right
Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911.
9
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
Genoa, Italy
Lisbon, Portugal
Madrid, Spain
Paris, France
28% got this right
10
Which explorer died on his way back from the South Pole?
Robert Falcon Scott
Abel Tasman
Francis Drake
Roald Amundsen
32% got this right
11
Why is Ferdinand Magellan famous?
Initiating the first circumnavigation
Exploring the east coast of Australia
Reaching the North Pole
The initial discovery of America
48% got this right
12
Who was the first European to see the Victoria Falls in Africa?
David Livingstone
Alexander von Humboldt
Marco Polo
Mathew Flinders
