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Who discovered Australia?
a) James Cook
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Prince Henry
d) Jacques Cartier

Which religion did European explorers bring with them?
a) Christianity
b) Islam
c) Judaism
d) Hinduism

What was used to flavor foods, preserve meats, and as currency?
a) spices
b) gold
c) silver
d) iron

Which French explorer founded Quebec?
a) Samuel de Champlain
b) Hernan Cortez
c) Hernando de Soto
d) Sir Frances Drake

Who explored the Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
a) Bartholemeu Dias
b) John Cabot
c) Francisco Pizarro
d) Prince Henry

Who conquered the Incan civilization in Peru?
a) Francisco Pizarro
b) Hernando de Soto
c) Henry Hudson
d) Ponce de Leon

Who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico?
a) Hernan Cortez
b) Amerigo Vespucci
c) Ponce de Leon
d) Christopher Columbus

Which explorer was trying to find a quicker trade route to India... but wound up in the Bahamas instead?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) Hernan Cortez
d) Sir Francis Drake

What do you call a territory controlled by people in a foreign land?
a) a colony
b) a continent
c) an empire
d) a province

Which Portuguese prince established a school for mapmaking and shipbuilding?
a) Prince Henry
b) Sir Francis Drake
c) Sir Walter Raleigh
d) Queen Elizabeth I

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