Early Explorers
Discover the World of Early Explorers
Test your knowledge about early explorers and their adventures! This quiz covers important figures and events in exploration history, including Christopher Columbus and his journeys to the New World.
Get ready to learn and have fun with questions like:
- What did explorers seek to find?
- What challenges did indigenous people face?
- What ships did Columbus sail?
What is an explorer?
A person who travels looking for new lands and discoveries
A person who goes to sleep very early in the night
A person who inspects rocks
A person who teaches students how to make computers
What did the explorers want to be the first to find?
Rich soil for farming
Diamonds in the canal
Precious stones and jewels
A water route to Asia
What is a route?
The place settlers first lived in
The game you play to find a missing puzzle piece
The course you take to get somewhere
The man who found the Mississippi River
What else besides a route to Asia were the explorers looking for?
A place to relax on weekends
Spices and herbs, gold, silk, and other riches
The Great Lakes for swimming
A sunken ship called the Titanic
What did French explorers do during their search?
Built settlements and traded with Native Americans
Bought lizards and mice
Dug up dinosaurs
Purchased pottery and clay pots
Who did Spain hire to sail to China to look for spices?
Adina D'Ambola
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Mickey Mouse
Where did Christopher Columbus settle and what group was there?
Bahamas; Bahanians
India; Native Americans
Hispaniola; Taino
Peru; Swedens
Why did the Taino people die?
Because they fell in the water and could not swim
Because they were old
Because they did not know how to build shelter to protect themselves
Because of diseases brought by the Spaniards
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