Explorer Quiz
Pre-Test
1. An explorer is a person who a. travels seeking new discoveries b. comes from Europe c. comes from Spain d. reads every afternoon for an hour 2. _______________________ was an explorer from France a. Sir Frances Drake b. Christopher Columbus c. Juan Ponce de León d. Jean Ribault 3. ___________________ was the first conquistador to claim Florida. a. Hernando de Soto b. Christopher Columbus c. Juan Ponce de León d. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés 4. The explorer who almost succeeded in establishing a colony at Pensacola was_____________________. a. Tristan de Luna b. Pánfilo de Narváez c. Juan Ponce de León d. Luis Cancer 5. _____________________ explored much of Southeastern United States and was buried in the Mississippi River. a. Juan Ponce de León b. Hernando de Soto c. Jean Ribault d. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés 6. These three Spansh conquistadores landed, at different times, at Tampa Bay. a. Pánfilo de Narváez, Hernando de Soto, Luis Cancer b. Hernando de Soto, Tristan de Luna, Luis Cancer c. Juan Ponce de León, Jean Ribault, Hernando de Soto 7. The first European explorer to see the Mississippi River. a. Christopher Columbus b. Juan Ponce de León c. Hernando de Soto d. Pánfilo de Narváez 8. _____________________ returned to Florida a second time to establish a colony but was killed by Calusa Indians. a. Juan Ponce de León b. Luis Cancer c. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés 9. __________________________ established St. Augustine, the oldest, continually inhabited city in the continental United States. a. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés b. Juan Ponce de León c. Tristan de Luna
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