Ferdinand Magellan was the first explorer to circumnavigate the world. What did he do?
He flew from one side of the world to the other.
He drew a map of the world.
He sailed all the way around the world.
This explorer wrote a famous book about his travels in Asia. What was his name?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
People often think this explorer was the first to discover North America, but he actually wasn't.
Christopher Columbus
Sir Francis Drake
Vasco de Gama
The Portugese explorer Vasco de Gama was the first person to sail around Africa and reach ______.
China
India
Mexico
The Viking explorer Leif Erikkson was the first European to discover...
Africa
North America
Australia
There is a bay in the Canada named after this explorer.
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
Hernan Cortez
The Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa was the first person to discover which ocean?
The Pacific Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean
An explorer and mountaineer called Edmund Hillary was the first person to reach the top (peak) of which mountain?
Kilimanjaro
K2
Everest
Roald Amundsen is believed to be the first explorer to reach ______.
the summit of Everest.
the River Nile.
the North Pole.
Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk on the _____.
clouds
sea
moon
