| Question | Answer |
| 1. Who led an expedition across Isthmus of Panama; sighted Pacific Ocean for Spain in 1513? | Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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2. Who sailed across the North Atlantic to what is now Canada for England in 1497-98? | John Cabot
| 3. Who explored California for Spain in 1542? | Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
| 4. Who sailed up the St. Lawrence River for France in 1535? | Jacques Cartier
| 5. What did Samuel de Champlain explore for whom and when? | Exlored Quebec, the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain; France; 1603-15
| 6. Who made the first 4 European voyages to the West Indies and Caribbean lands for Spain in 1492-1504? | Christopher Columbus
| 7. Who explored the American Southwest for Spain in 1540-1542? | Francisco de Coronado
| 8. Where did Hernando Cortes conquer for whom and when? | Conquered Mexico; Spain; 1519-21
| 9. What did Sir Francis Drake do, for whom and when? | First English explorer to sail around the world; England; 1577-1580
| 10. What did Juan Ponce de Leon explore, for whom and when? | Explored Florida; Spain; 1513
| 11. What did Ferdinand Magellan command for whom and when? | Commanded first globe-circling voyage, completed in 1522 after his death; Spain; 1519-21
| 12. Who explored the American Southeast, reached the Mississippi River for Spain in 1539-1542? | Hernando de Soto
| 13. What did Alvar Nunez Cabeza da Vaca explore for whom and when? | Explored Gulf Plains from TX to Mexico; Spain; 1528-1536
| 14. Who searched for a Northwest Passage for France in 1524? | Giovanni da Verrazano
| 15. What did Amerigo Vespucci do for whom and when? | Sailed to West Indies & South America; named America; Italy; 1499-1504 |
