Explorers
What did Bartolomeu Dias do?
He was the first European navigator to round the Southern tip of Africa
What year did Henry Hudson find Hudson Bay?
1610
Name one disease that spread
Smallpox, Tuberculosis, Scurvy, Measles, Influenza.
An economic system where a mother country controls the trade and resources of its colonies to accumulate wealth and power.
What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
Who did Giovanni Caboto sail for?
England
What year did Samuel De Champlain die?
1635
What disease did you get if you lacked Vitamin C?
Scurvy
What is Monopoly?
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
Five
They all share the same brother
What did Jacques Cartier do?
Explored the St. Lawrence River
What year did Alexander Mackenzie take the wrong ocean?
1789
How did Jacques Cartier survive scurvy?
Tea from White Cedar
Who were the Coureurs de bois?
Independent French-Canadian fur traders who traveled deep into the wilderness to trade with First Nations.
How can you drop a raw egg from a height onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (The riddle doesn't say the egg shouldn't break, just that the floor shouldn't).
Who was Samuel De Champlain?
The Father of New France. He established the settlements of Quebec.
What year did Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) discover seas full of cod?
1497
What does Tuberculosis attack?
Lungs
What is an astrolabe?
Navigation instrument that measures latitude using the stars
A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many children are in the family?
Seven. There are four sisters and three brothers. Each girl has 3 brothers and 3 sisters; each boy has 2 brothers and 4 sisters.
Henry Hudson
English sea explorer and navigator who founded the Hudson Bay and Hudson River
1488
What was Influenza?
A type of flu
What is immunity?
The ability for your body to fight off a specific infection or disease
Your mother’s brother’s only brother-in-law is asleep on your couch. Who is asleep on your couch?
Your father. (Your mother's brother is your uncle; his only brother-in-law would be your mother's husband).