Who was the first person to sail around the world?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Marco Polo
Answer: c) Ferdinand Magellan
Which explorer is known for discovering America in 1492?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Marco Polo
Answer: a) Christopher Columbus
Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
a) Roald Amundsen
b) Ernest Shackleton
c) Robert Falcon Scott
d) James Cook
Answer: a) Roald Amundsen
Who was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
a) Edmund Hillary
b) Tenzing Norgay
c) Reinhold Messner
d) George Mallory
Answer: a) Edmund Hillary
Who is credited with the discovery of the New World (America)?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Marco Polo
Answer: a) Christopher Columbus
Which explorer is known for circumnavigating the African continent and reaching India?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Marco Polo
Answer: b) Vasco da Gama
Who led the first successful expedition to the North Pole?
a) Robert Peary
b) Roald Amundsen
c) Ernest Shackleton
d) Robert Falcon Scott
Answer: a) Robert Peary
Which explorer is known for his voyages to the Pacific Ocean and the discovery of many Pacific islands?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) James Cook
Answer: d) James Cook
Who was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro?
a) Edmund Hillary
b) Tenzing Norgay
c) Reinhold Messner
d) Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller (together)
Answer: d) Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller (together)
Which explorer is known for his voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, establishing trade routes between Europe and Asia?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Marco Polo
Answer: b) Vasco da Gama
Who led the first successful expedition to reach the South Pole?
a) Roald Amundsen
b) Ernest Shackleton
c) Robert Falcon Scott
d) James Cook
Answer: a) Roald Amundsen
Who is credited with the first successful solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Charles Lindbergh
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Neil Armstrong
d) Yuri Gagarin
Answer: a) Charles Lindbergh
Who is known for discovering the sea route from Europe to India, circumnavigating the African continent?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Marco Polo
Answer: b) Vasco da Gama
Who was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen?
a) Edmund Hillary
b) Tenzing Norgay
c) Reinhold Messner
d) Phu Dorjee Sherpa
Answer: c) Reinhold Messner
Who is known for his attempts to reach the South Pole, with his expedition famously ending in tragedy?
a) Roald Amundsen
b) Ernest Shackleton
c) Robert Falcon Scott
d) James Cook
Answer: c) Robert Falcon Scott
Who is known for his exploration of Central Asia, including his travels along the Silk Road?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Marco Polo
Answer: d) Marco Polo
Who was the first person to reach the North Pole?
a) Robert Peary
b) Roald Amundsen
c) Ernest Shackleton
d) Robert Falcon Scott
Answer: a) Robert Peary
Which explorer is known for his expeditions to Antarctica and his famous ship, Endurance?
a) Roald Amundsen
b) Ernest Shackleton
c) Robert Falcon Scott
d) James Cook
Answer: b) Ernest Shackleton
Who is credited with discovering the source of the Nile River?
a) David Livingstone
b) John Hanning Speke
c) Sir Richard Burton
d) Henry Morton Stanley
Answer: b) John Hanning Speke
Who is known for his explorations in the Pacific Ocean and the first recorded European contact with Hawaii?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) James Cook
Answer: d) James Cook
Who was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
a) Sir Edmund Hillary
b) Tenzing Norgay
c) Reinhold Messner
d) George Mallory
Answer: a) Sir Edmund Hillary
Who is known for his expeditions in the Arctic, including the discovery of the North Pole?
a) Robert Peary
b) Roald Amundsen
c) Ernest Shackleton
d) Robert Falcon Scott
Answer: a) Robert Peary
Who is credited with the first successful solo flight around the world?
a) Charles Lindbergh
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Neil Armstrong
d) Yuri Gagarin
Answer: b) Amelia Earhart
Who is known for his exploration of the Amazon rainforest and mapping the Amazon River?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Alexander von Humboldt
Answer: d) Alexander von Humboldt
Who was the first person to reach the North Pole by airship?
a) Roald Amundsen
b) Umberto Nobile
c) Richard E. Byrd
d) George Mallory
Answer: b) Umberto Nobile
Who is known for his exploration of the African continent, searching for the source of the Nile River?
a) David Livingstone
b) John Hanning Speke
c) Sir Richard Burton
d) Henry Morton Stanley
Answer: a) David Livingstone
Who is credited with the first successful solo circumnavigation of the globe?
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Francis Drake
c) Joshua Slocum
d) James Cook
Answer: c) Joshua Slocum
Who is known for his exploration of the Arctic and his search for the Northwest Passage?
a) Robert Peary
b) Roald Amundsen
c) Ernest Shackleton
d) Robert Falcon Scott
Answer: b) Roald Amundsen
Who was the first person to reach the South Pole by land?
a) Roald Amundsen
b) Ernest Shackleton
c) Robert Falcon Scott
d) James Cook
Answer: a) Roald Amundsen
Who is known for his exploration of the Grand Canyon in the United States?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) John Wesley Powell
Answer: d) John Wesley Powell
Who is credited with the discovery of the source of the Mississippi River?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Henry Schoolcraft
Answer: d) Henry Schoolcraft
Who is known for his exploration of the Australian continent and his circumnavigation of New Zealand?
a) James Cook
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Marco Polo
Answer: a) James Cook
Who was the first person to reach the North Pole by surface travel?
a) Robert Peary
b) Roald Amundsen
c) Richard E. Byrd
d) Robert Falcon Scott
Answer: b) Roald Amundsen
Who is known for his exploration of the South Pacific and the discovery of Tahiti and other Pacific islands?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) James Cook
Answer: d) James Cook
Who was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest without oxygen and with a prosthetic leg?
a) Sir Edmund Hillary
b) Tenzing Norgay
c) Reinhold Messner
d) Arunima Sinha
Answer: d) Arunima Sinha
