15 Great Explorers and Expeditions Trivia Questions and Answers

Can you answer these explorers and expeditions trivia questions? How much do you know about those who ventured forth to explore?

15 Great Explorers and Expeditions Trivia Questions

1. Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, although he did not survive the journey?
2. Which explorer is credited with discovering the New World in 1492?
3. Name the British explorer who first crossed Australia from south to north.
4. Who was the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911?
5. Which Venetian explorer is known for his extensive travels to Asia and his interactions with Kublai Khan?
6. Which British naval officer explored the Hawaiian Islands and met his end there?
7. Who were the two main explorers of the Lewis and Clark Expedition that mapped the American West?
8. Name the Norwegian explorer who was one of the first people to cross the Greenland interior.
9. Which famous American aviatrix was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
10. Which explorer led the first successful expedition to the North Pole?
11. Who was the first European to explore the length of the Mississippi River?
12. Which Portuguese explorer was the first European to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia via the Cape of Good Hope?
13. Name the explorer who led the first Russian expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
14. Which British explorer discovered the source of the Blue Nile?
15. Who was the famous Australian explorer who led several expeditions into the interior of the continent?

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15 Great Explorers and Expeditions Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, although he did not survive the journey? – Ferdinand Magellan
2. Which explorer is credited with discovering the New World in 1492? – Christopher Columbus
3. Name the British explorer who first crossed Australia from south to north. – John McDouall Stuart
4. Who was the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911? – Roald Amundsen
5. Which Venetian explorer is known for his extensive travels to Asia and his interactions with Kublai Khan? – Marco Polo
6. Which British naval officer explored the Hawaiian Islands and met his end there? – Captain James Cook
7. Who were the two main explorers of the Lewis and Clark Expedition that mapped the American West? – Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
8. Name the Norwegian explorer who was one of the first people to cross the Greenland interior. – Fridtjof Nansen
9. Which famous American aviatrix was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? – Amelia Earhart
10. Which explorer led the first successful expedition to the North Pole? – Robert Peary
11. Who was the first European to explore the length of the Mississippi River? – Hernando de Soto
12. Which Portuguese explorer was the first European to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia via the Cape of Good Hope? – Vasco da Gama
13. Name the explorer who led the first Russian expedition to circumnavigate the globe. – Adam Johann von Krusenstern
14. Which British explorer discovered the source of the Blue Nile? – James Bruce
15. Who was the famous Australian explorer who led several expeditions into the interior of the continent? – Robert O’Hara Burke

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