The Explorers Brain Bowl Questions

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The ExplorersBrain Bowl Questions

• Mr. Huebner
• Mr. Steinke

2
This king sent Columbus on his way to the
Americas ?
3
This king sent Columbus on his way to the
Americas ?

• King Ferdinand

4
What was Chinas ancient name ?
5
What was Chinas ancient name ?

• Cathay

6
What did Vasco de Balboa name on the other side
of the Panama Isthmus ?
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What did Vasco de Balboa name on the other side
of the Panama Isthmus ?

• The Pacific Ocean

8
He was the first to sail around the Cape of Good
Hope ?
9
He was the first to sail around the Cape of Good
Hope ?

• Bartholomew Dias

10
Name 3 French explorers
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Name 3 French explorers

• Jacques Cartier
• Jean Nicolet
• Samuel de Champlain
• Sieur de La Salle
• Louis Jolliet
• Jacques Marquette
• Giovanni Da Verrazono

12
The English seadog who evaded capture and sailed
around the world ?
13
The English seadog who evaded capture and sailed
around the world ?

• Sir Francis Drake

14
The first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic
Ocean ?
15
The first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic
Ocean ?

• Vikings

16
He discovered Florida while searching for the
Fountain of Youth ?
17
He discovered Florida while searching for the
Fountain of Youth ?

• Juan Ponce de Leon

18
He was an Italian but sailed for England and went
to Newfoundland but thought he made it to Asia ?
19
He was an Italian but sailed for England and went
to Newfoundland but thought he made it to Asia ?

• Giovanni Cabato
• Or in English
• John Cabot

20
He sailed for England and explored Greenland
while searching for the Northwest Passage ?
21
He sailed for England and explored Greenland
while searching for the Northwest Passage ?

• John Davis

22
This conquistador spend 8 years in Texas and
Mexico ?
23
This conquistador spend 8 years in Texas and
Mexico ?

• Cabeza de Vaca

24
The English king who financed many explorers ?
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The English king who financed many explorers ?

• King Henry VII

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How did Hernando Cortez conquer Mexico ?
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How did Hernando Cortez conquer Mexico ?

• He captured king Montezuma
• Held him for ransom
• killed Montezuma after he received his gold

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Sir Francis Drake was a English Seadog - what is
a Seadog ?
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Sir Francis Drake was a English Seadog - what is
a Seadog ?

• A legalized pirate
• He stole from Spanish ships - evaded the Spanish
  and eventually sailed around the world

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He was a black explorer who traveled with Cabeza
de Vaca into Texas ?
31
He was a black explorer who traveled with Cabeza
de Vaca into Texas ?

• Esteban

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What was Vasco Da Gama the first to do ?
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What was Vasco Da Gama the first to do ?

• Sail around the Cape of Good Hope to India

34
This explorer searched for a golden city in the
southwest United States ?
35
This explorer searched for a golden city in the
southwest United States ?

• Francisco Coronado

36
This explorer was the first to realize that he
wasnt in China but on a uncharted new continent ?
37
This explorer was the first to realize that he
wasnt in China but on a uncharted new continent ?

• Amerigo Vespucci

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Name 4 English explorers
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Name 4 English explorers

• John Cabot
• John Davis
• John Smith
• Martin Frobisher
• Richard Chancellor
• Sir Francis Drake
• Sir Walter Raleigh

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This explorer wanted to christianize Japan, but
was unsuccessful ?
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This explorer wanted to christianize Japan, but
was unsuccessful ?

• Francis Xavier

42
This explorer explored Canada in search of the
Northwest Passage in 1576 ?
43
This explorer explored Canada in search of the
Northwest Passage in 1576 ?

• Martin Frobisher

44
He killed the Incan king even though he was given
tons of money ?
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He killed the Incan king even though he was given
tons of money ?

• Francisco Pizarro

46
What were Spanish explorers called ?
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What were Spanish explorers called ?

• Conquistadors

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This explorer died believing he had been to
India, never knowing he was the first to find a
new continent ?
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This explorer died believing he had been to
India, never knowing he was the first to find a
new continent ?

• Christopher Columbus

50
He was the first European to get to China, but
not by boat ?
51
He was the first European to get to China, but
not by boat ?

• Marco Polo

52
This French man explored the Mississippi River ?
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This French man explored the Mississippi River ?

• Sieur de la Salle

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This Spanish explorer sailed to San Francisco ?
55
This Spanish explorer sailed to San Francisco ?

• Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

56
This queen made England the worlds largest sea
power ?
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This queen made England the worlds largest sea
power ?

• Queen Elizabeth

58
This person was blown off course in a storm and
discovered Brazil ?
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This person was blown off course in a storm and
discovered Brazil ?

• Pedro Cabral

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This is what Marco Polo brought back from Cathay ?
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This is what Marco Polo brought back from Cathay ?

• Coal - Magic Rocks
• Eye Glasses
• Gun Powder
• Spaghetti
• The Postal System

62
This Spanish Explorer mapped the South American
coastline in 1499 ?
63
This Spanish Explorer mapped the South American
coastline in 1499 ?

• Alonso de Ojeda

64
This English explorer explored North Carolina ?
65
This English explorer explored North Carolina ?

• Sir Walter Raleigh

66
This Spanish explorer sailed up the Amazon River
in 1541 ?
67
This Spanish explorer sailed up the Amazon River
in 1541 ?

• Francisco de Orellana

68
This French explorer mapped the North American
coastline in 1524 ?
69
This French explorer mapped the North American
coastline in 1524 ?

• Giovanni Da Verrazano

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This captain took over after Magellan was killed
and sailed from the Philippines to Madrid
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This captain took over after Magellan was killed
and sailed from the Philippines to Madrid

• Juan Sebastian del Cano

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This Spanish Conquistador was the first European
to sail up the Mississippi River ?
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This Spanish Conquistador was the first European
to sail up the Mississippi River ?

• Hernando de Soto

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What was a very dangerous disease that threatened
sailors ?
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What was a very dangerous disease that threatened
sailors ?

• Scurvy -- a lack of Vitamin C

76
This French explorer founded and claimed Quebec
for France ?
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This French explorer founded and claimed Quebec
for France ?

• Jacque Cartier

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These two Frenchmen mapped Wisconsin, Michigan
Minnesota in 1673 ?
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These two Frenchmen mapped Wisconsin, Michigan
Minnesota in 1673 ?

• Marquette Joliet

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List 2 Portugese sailors
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List 2 Portugese sailors

• Bartholomew Dias
• Pedro Alvares Cabral
• Vasco da Gama

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She was a Spanish queen who financed Columbus
trip to the Americas ?
83
She was a Spanish queen who financed Columbus
trip to the Americas ?

• Queen Isabella

84
Name 4 Spanish conquistadors ?
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Name 4 Spanish conquistadors ?

• Francisco Coronado
• Francisco Pizarro
• Ponce de Leon
• Vasco de Balboa
• Hernando Cortez
• Hernando de Soto

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This English captain almost died in a bay that
now bears his name ?
87
This English captain almost died in a bay that
now bears his name ?

• Martin Frobisher
• Frobisher Bay

88
British Dutch sailor - has a bay named after
him ?
89
British Dutch sailor - has a bay named after
him ?

• Henry Hudson

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This English captain tried to find a North East
passage to China ?
91
This English captain tried to find a North East
passage to China ?

• Richard Chancellor

92
He was killed in the Philippines and was the
first to circumnavigate the globe ?
93
He was killed in the Philippines and was the
first to circumnavigate the globe ?

• Ferdinand Magellan

94
This English captain got stuck in the ice and
then worked his way down to Moscow, Russia via
horse ?
95
This English captain got stuck in the ice and
then worked his way down to Moscow, Russia via
horse ?

• Richard Chancellor

96
Samuel de Champlain discovered what body of water
?
97
Samuel de Champlain discovered what body of water
?

• Lake Champlain

98
What were the 3 boats Columbus used ?
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What were the 3 boats Columbus used ?

• Pinta
• Nina
• Santa Maria

100
He was 1 of 3 brothers who navigated for Columbus
in 1492 and found the Amazon River in 1499 ?
101
He was 1 of 3 brothers who navigated for Columbus
in 1492 and found the Amazon River in 1499 ?

• Vincent Y Pinzon

102
What does Pacific mean in English ?
103
What does Pacific mean in English ?

• Peaceful

104
This Russian explorer mapped Siberia and Alaska
on 2 separate journeys ?
105
This Russian explorer mapped Siberia and Alaska
on 2 separate journeys ?

• Vitus Bering

106
This conquistador conquered Mexico with only 700
men ?
107
This conquistador conquered Mexico with only 700
men ?

• Hernando Cortez

108
What did Amerigo Vespucci realize ?
109
What did Amerigo Vespucci realize ?

• That he was looking at a new continent, not China

110
What was Bartholomew Dias great accomplishment ?
111
What was Bartholomew Dias great accomplishment ?

• He discovered that the oceans didnt boil the
  farther south he sailed
• Was the first to sail around the Tip of Africa

112
What was the Cape of Good Hopes original name ?
113
What was the Cape of Good Hopes original name ?

• The Cape of Storms

114
Cabeza de Vaca search where for 7 years looking
for golden cities ?
115
Cabeza de Vaca search where for 7 years looking
for golden cities ?

• Texas

116
Christopher Columbus believed that he could sail
in what direction to get to China ?
117
Christopher Columbus believed that he could sail
in what direction to get to China ?

• Sail West to get East

118
Ferdinand Magellan is famous for being the first
to do what ?
119
Ferdinand Magellan is famous for being the first
to do what ?

• Circumnavigate or Sail around the world -
• He was killed in a battle and didnt live to see
  Madrid, Spain

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This person set up a school for navigators ?
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This person set up a school for navigators ?

• Prince Henry

122
Where did Francisco Coronado searched in vain for
golden cities ?
123
Where did Francisco Coronado searched in vain for
golden cities ?

• Southwest United States Mexico

124
Francisco Pizarro captured the king of this tribe
- held him for ransom and killed him after he
received the anyways
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Francisco Pizarro captured the king of this tribe
- held him for ransom and killed him after he
received the anyways

• Inca -- Peru

126
Henry Hudson sailed for what country ?
127
Henry Hudson sailed for what country ?

• The Dutch - Netherlands

128
Hernando Cortez sailed for what country ?
129
Hernando Cortez sailed for what country ?

• Spain

130
What delicacy did Hernando Cortez bring back to
Europe ?
131
What delicacy did Hernando Cortez bring back to
Europe ?

• The Cocoa bean ----
• Chocolate

132
This French explorer has a high school, a bay, a
technical college and a National Forest all in
Wisconsin named after him ?
133
This French explorer has a high school, a bay, a
technical college and a National Forest all in
Wisconsin named after him ?

• Jean Nicolet

134
This Norwegian went to the North Pole ?
135
This Norwegian went to the North Pole ?

• Roald Amundson

136
He crossed the Panama isthmus ?
137
He crossed the Panama isthmus ?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

138
John Cabot was what nationality and tried to
find what passage ?
139
John Cabot was what nationality and tried to
find what passage ?

• Italian - Giovanni Cabato
• Northwest Passage

140
He sailed to India by going around the Cape of
Good Hope ?
141
He sailed to India by going around the Cape of
Good Hope ?

• Vasco Da Gama

142
This French explorer went to Wisconsin Lake
Michigan ?
143
This French explorer went to Wisconsin Lake
Michigan ?

• Jean Nicolet

144
John Smith set up a colony in what state in the
U.S. ?
145
John Smith set up a colony in what state in the
U.S. ?

• Virginia

146
Ponce de Leon explored this U.S. state while
searching for what ?
147
Ponce de Leon explored this U.S. state while
searching for what ?

• Florida
• Fountain of Youth

148
Richard Chancellor set up a trading empire with
what country in Asia ?
149
Richard Chancellor set up a trading empire with
what country in Asia ?

• Russia

150
This Roald Amundson was the first person to
actually find what passage past N. America ?
151
This Roald Amundson was the first person to
actually find what passage past N. America ?

• The Northwest Passage
• 1906

152
What does Sieur mean in Sieur de La Salles name
?
153
What does Sieur mean in Sieur de La Salles name
?

• Sir

154
What lost colony did Sir Walter Raleigh set up in
North Carolina ?
155
What lost colony did Sir Walter Raleigh set up in
North Carolina ?

• The Roanoke Colony

156
Name a Dutch explorer
157
Name a Dutch explorer

• Henry Hudson

158
This French explorer has a college named after
him in Wisconsin ?
159
This French explorer has a college named after
him in Wisconsin ?

• Jacques Marquette

160
This Russian explorer has 2 bodies of water named
after him ?
161
This Russian explorer has 2 bodies of water named
after him ?

• Vitus Bering
• Bering Strait Bering Sea