1) Who left in the year 1492? a) Christopher Columbus b) Leif Erikson c) Henry Hudson d) John Cabot 2) Who was the first explorer to land in North America? a) Robert La Salle b) Amerigo Vespucci c) Leif Erikson d) Henry Hudson 3) Who was killed by his own men? a) Christopher Columbus b) Ferdinand Magellan c) Hernando DeSoto d) Robert La Salle 4) Who found New York City? a) Henry Hudson b) Amerigo Vespucci c) Hernando DeSoto d) Robert La Salle 5) Who departed from Spain? a) Christopher Columbus b) Ferdinand Magellan c) Robert La Salle d) Hernando DeSoto 6) Who left in the year 1667? a) Christopher Columbus b) Ferdinand Magellan c) Robert La Salle d) Hernando Desoto 7) Who discovered a passage from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean? a) Amerigo Vespucci b) Henry Hudson c) Leif Erikson d) Ferdinand Magellan 8) America was named after this explorer. a) Ferdinand Magellan b) Christopher Columbus c) Amerigo Vespucci d) Henry Hudson 9) Who wanted to find a water route to India? a) Hernando DeSoto b) Amerigo Vespucci c) John Cabot d) Christopher Columbus 10) Who found the land of Vinland? a) Leif Erikson b) John Cabot c) Robert La Salle d) Henry Hudson 11) His ship was the first to sail around the world. a) Christopher Columbus b) Leif Erikson c) Ferdinand Magellan d) Amerigo Vespucci 12) Who does nobody know the fate of? a) John Cabot b) Christopher Columbus c) Henry Hudson d) Leif Erikson 13) Who departed from Italy? a) Henry Hudson b) Robert La Salle c) John Cabot d) Amerigo Vespucci 14) His crew sank his body when he died. a) Leif Erikson b) Hernando DeSoto c) Ferdinand Magellan d) Henry Hudson 15) Who discovered the Mississippi River? a) Hernando DeSoto b) Christopher Columbus c) Leif Erikson d) John Cabot 16) Who left in the year 1519? a) Amerigo Vespucci b) John Cabot c) Henry Hudson d) Ferdinand Magellan 17) Who found the Strait of Magellan? a) Ferdinand Magellan b) Amerigo Vespucci c) Robert La Salle d) Hernando DeSoto 18) Who departed from Greenland? a) John Cabot b) Leif Erikson c) Henry Hudson d) Ferdinand Magellan 19) Who sailed for both England and Dutch? a) Hernando DeSoto b) Robert La Salle c) Henry Hudson d) John Cabot 20) Who left in the year 1539? a) Christopher Columbus b) Leif Erikson c) Henry Hudson d) Hernando DeSoto

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