Age Of Exploration trivia
Age Of Exploration Mini Quiz
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Question 1
Which explorer's 1492 voyage reached the Americas while seeking Asia?
Columbus made four voyages to the Caribbean and died convinced he had reached Asia rather than a new world.
Question 2
Which maneuverable ship carried Portuguese explorers along the African coast?
Lateen sails let caravels sail close into the wind, while shallow hulls allowed probing unknown coasts.
Question 3
Which navigator finished the first circumnavigation after Magellan died mid-voyage?
Elcano commanded the surviving ship Victoria back to Spain with 18 sailors in 1522.
Question 4
Which 1507 mapmaker first labeled the new continent "America"?
Waldseemüller honored navigator Amerigo Vespucci, whose reports suggested the land was a separate continent.