Francis Drake
When was Fransis Drake knighted?
When did Ermak exploration start?
What was the name of the chief Powhatan`s young daughter, who saved John Smith from being executed?
Who married John Rolfe?
William Adams was the first Englishman who visited Japan - true or false?
true
What is the real name of John Cabot?
Giovanni Caboto
When was James Cook killed?
1780-1?
What illness caused Drake's death?
What is an illness which name is very similar to the name of the illness which caused death one of the characters in Chehov's book "The grasshopper"?
In the establishment of what colony did he play an important role ?
-Jamestown
When did Adams reach the shores of Japan?
When did the hunger which lead to Khlopok Rebellion start? (in Russian history)
What do John Cabot and Christopher Columbus have in common?
What did most travellers think as they reached West Indies?
What islands was he the first European to visit?
Where is Pearl Harbor located?
When did sir Drake become the mayor of Plymoth?
When was he knighted?
Why did he travel to Hungary in 1601 ?
-Because he was a mercenary and fought the Ottoman Empire there
Why did Adams stay in Japan?
What was the best decision Japanese authorities could make to punish a stranger?
What was the name of his ship?
The Matthew
When did he join the Royal Navy?
When was the Moscow State University founded?
Where did sir Drake receive the knighthood?
It happened on the thing, which former name was
Is he famous only an explorer? If not, who was he also?
-He was a writer of books on seamanship, detailed descriptions of Virginia and New England, and a history of English colonization
William Adams' name in Japan was...
Miura Anjin
What was named for John Cabot?
Cabot Strait
What was the reason for the conflict which leaded to Cook's death?
This action was called in Kievan Russia "As Grobny tat"
How many wives did he have? What are their maiden names?
1+1 (Newman, Sydenham)
How was John Smith to be executed?
Answer: by hitting his head with a cudgel
A block in Japan was named after Adams. What is it called?
Navigator's block
Where is John Cabot's statue situated?
A statue of John Cabot has been erected at Cape Bonavista, regarded as the site of his landing in Newfoundland.
Who was Cook's best friend?
Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser