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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from H1

This Explorer from Portugal sailed along the coast to the tip of Africa.

$100 Answer from H1

Dias

$200 Question from H1

This Explorer from Portugal sailed around the tip of Africa and reached India.

$200 Answer from H1

Vasco Da Gama

$300 Question from H1

This person was famous for setting up a school of navigation.

$300 Answer from H1

Prince Henry the Navigator

$400 Question from H1

Name two of the navigational tools used by the Portuguese sailors that made sailing easier.

$400 Answer from H1

Compass and astrolabe.

$500 Question from H1

Why was Portugal a good starting place for sailors.

$500 Answer from H1

Portugal’s location and coastline next to the Pacific Ocean

$100 Question from H2

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain financed this explorer who set sail in 1492 to find gold and spices in Asia.

$100 Answer from H2

Christopher Columbus

$200 Question from H2

Although this explorer died on his voyage, his crew sailed on to be the first explorers to circumnavigate the world.

$200 Answer from H2

Ferdinand Magellan

$300 Question from H2

This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca empire in Peru.

$300 Answer from H2

Francisco Pizarro

$400 Question from H2

This Spanish explorer was looking but never found the “7 Cities of Gold”. He explored through out the Southwest U.S. and discovered the Grand Canyon.

$400 Answer from H2

Coronado

$500 Question from H2

This Spanish explorer explored the Southeast part of what is today the U.S. He explored all the way to the Mississippi River.

$500 Answer from H2

Hernando de Soto

$100 Question from H3

This explorer was the first to explore the New World. He explored the U.S. coast from North Carolina to New Foundland.

$100 Answer from H3

Giovanni Verrazano.

$200 Question from H3

This French explorer sailed down the St. Lawrence River to what is today Quebec and Montreal.

$200 Answer from H3

Jacques Cartier

$300 Question from H3

This French explorer also sailed down the St. Lawrence River and settled Quebec, the first colony in the New World. He was also known as the Father of New France.

$300 Answer from H3

Samuel de Champlain

$400 Question from H3

This explorer was the first French explorer to explore the Missippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. He claimed the Ohio and Mississippi River valley for France, called Louisiana.

$400 Answer from H3

Robert de La Salle

$500 Question from H3

The French did not find gold and silver like the Spanish conquistadors, but they did find much wealth. What kind of wealth did they acquire?

$500 Answer from H3

Fish and Fur

$100 Question from H4

This explorer was the first to claim land for England. He did not find a route to Asia, but he did find a prime fishing area off the coast of New Foundland.

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John Cabot

$200 Question from H4

A huge bay and important river was named after this English explorer who was searching for the Northwest Passage.

$200 Answer from H4

Henry Hudson

$300 Question from H4

This explorer sailed around the tip of South America raiding and stealing silver and gold from Spanish ships. He circumnavigated the world and helped to defeat the Spanish Armada.

$300 Answer from H4

Sir Francis Drake

$400 Question from H4

This explorer was a Viking and is now credited as being the first European to discover America.

$400 Answer from H4

Leif Ericson

$500 Question from H4

What is the name of Leif’s father?

$500 Answer from H4

Erik the Red

$100 Question from H5

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Christopher Columbus

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De Soto

$300 Question from H5

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Coronado

$400 Question from H5

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Henry Hudson

$500 Question from H5

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Samuel de Champlain

Final JeopardyFor many years, Christopher Columbus was known as the first European to “discover” America in 1492. It is now known that the Viking Leif Ericson actually discovered North American several years before Columbus. In what year is it estimated that Ericson landed in North America?

Final Jeopardy Answer

The year 1000 A.D.