Explorers Simulation
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| Who sailed for England as privateer, explored the western coast of North America, and circumnavigated the globe? | Sir Francis Drake
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| Who shut down the land routes to the Far East? | Turks
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| Who started a navigational school even though he was never an explorer? | Prince Henry of Portugal
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| Who was a Portuguese explorer who sailed south around the tip of Africa to India? | Vasco da Gama
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| Who was an Italian who sailed for Spain and discovered the “New World” in 1492? | Christopher Columbus
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| Who was an Italian who sailed for England and discovered Newfoundland and Nova Scotia? | John Cabot
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| What do you call the rich fishing area off the coast of Newfoundland? | Grand Banks
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| A German mapmaker drew a world map naming the New World after who? | Amerigo Vespucci
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| What Spanish explorer searched for the “fountain of youth,” but found Florida instead? | Ponce de Leon
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| What Spanish explorer was ruthless and cruel, and conquered the Aztec of Mexico? | Hernando Cortez
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
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Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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