Explorations & Discovered World General Knowledge MCQs - 2
1. Name the Person who discovered Florida, Georgia and Mississippi in 1539.(a) Sir James Clark
(b) De Soto ✓
(c) Capt John Speke
(d) David Living Stone
2. Who discovered the White Sea and the ocean route to Russia?
(a) Sir Hugh Willoughby and Richard Chancellor ✓
(b) Nicole and Maffeo
(c) William Janszoon and Henry Hudson
(d) Malietoa and Thais Mleki
3. Name the person who sailed around the world in the 'Golden Hind3' during 1557-80
(a) Sir Francis Drake ✓
(b) John Davis
(c) Vitus Bering
(d) James Clark
4. Name the Person who discovered Australia in 1606:
(a) Henry Hudson
(b) William Janszoon ✓
(c) Sebastian Cabot
(d) Capt James Cook
5. Who among the following discovered Hudson River, strait and Bay in 1611?
(a) Andrew Johnson
(b) William Howard
(c) Henry Hudson ✓
(d) John Burgoyne
6. Who among the following discovered, New Zealand, The Tonga and Fiji Island in 1642?
(a) James Clark
(b) Abel Tasman ✓
(c) John Davis
(d) John Speke
7. Name the Person who discovered Tahiti in 1767?
(a) Anson George
(b) Capt James Cook
(c) Clark Hoover
(d) Capt Wallis ✓
8. Who Charted New Zealand coasts and discovered New South Wales from 1768*71?
(a) John Bani
(b) Leonid Kuchma
(c) Capt James Cook ✓
(d) Amango Vespucci
9. Name the first person who located the Magnetic Pole in 1831?
(a) David Living Stone
(b) Francis Drake
(c) Sir James Clark ✓
(d) Ruth Dreifuss
10. Name the Person who discovered Zambia and Victoria Falls from 1852-73?
(a) David Living Stone ✓
(b) Jacques Cartier
(c) Adam Kus
(d) Daniel Arap
11. Who discovered Lake Victoria in 1858?
(a) John Davis
(b) Capt John Speke ✓
(c) Grover Cleveland
(d) Donald Kalpokas
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