Question #1 I gave the name to the Pacific Ocean. Magellan
Question #2 I sailed for Spanish King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Columbus
Question #3 Most of my crew made it around the world. I died in the Philippines. Magellan
Question #4 I was the first explorer to realize that Columbus and Cabot were incorrect in thinking they found Asia. Vespucci
Question #5 I landed in what is now Newfoundland and Labrador. Cabot
Question #6 My crew traveled over what is now Panama. We found, but did not name, the Pacific Ocean. Balboa
Question #7 When I reached San Salvador in the Caribbean Sea, I enslaved the Indians that were living on that land. Columbus
Question #8 I explored the same area as the Vikings did 500 years earlier. Cabot
Question #9 I had to leave Hispaniola because I was an awful farmer and was indebted to many people. Balboa
Question #10 South America and North America are named after me. Vespucci
Question #11 I gave the name to Florida, meaning “flowery” in Spanish. Ponce de Leon
Question #12 I was the first European to see the Mississippi River. De Soto
Question #13 I named lands claimed by Spanish explorers “New Spain”. Coronado
Question #14 I conquered the Aztec Indian Tribe. Cortes
Question #15 I defeated the Inca Indian Tribe. Pizarro
Question #16 My men claimed most of what is now the southeast part of the United States. De Soto
Question #17 I was in search for the Fountain of Youth. Ponce de Leon
Question #18 I explored the western part of South America. Pizarro
Question #19 I explored the land known as the southwest part of the United States. Coronado
Question #20 On the ruins of Tenochtitlan, I built Mexico City. Cortes
Question #21 Who traveled to Asia, and then wrote a book about his findings? Marco Polo
Question #22 Discuss what NAVIGATION means?
Question #23 Name the three ships Columbus sailed on his exploration.
Question #24 Why did the Europeans want to travel to Asia?
Question #25 Discuss the Vikings exploration.