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Discoverers and Explorers Quickquiz

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1. Europeans began to explore the World more than ever before.
2. Christopher Columbus was Portuguese.
3. Columbus discovered Central America in 1492
4. Ferdinand Magellan was the first man to sail around the World
5. Ferdinand Magellan named the Atlantic Ocean
6. Francis Drake was a British explorer.
7. Walter Raleigh named Virginia after the 'Virgin Queen'
8. Walter Raleigh brought chocolate back to England
9. Walter Raleigh wrote a book called 'History of the World'
10. James I executed Walter Raleigh

 

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