Spanish Explorers Exam Review

Infamous Explorers

100

He was the first person to discover the New world,.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

200

He was the man to conquer the Aztecs

Who is Hernan Cortez?

300

He made the first map of the Texas Coast.

Who is Pineda?

400

He was the first man to explore El Paso.

Who is Onate?

500

This man was the first to sail around Africa and found the Cape of Good Hope

Who is Bartolomeu Diaz?

Maniacal Masterminds

100

He was an English Pirate that attacked Spanish Ships

Who is Sir Francis Drakes?

200

This man described Texas as "an Ocean of Grass"

Who is Coronado?

300

This man was lost for 8 years in Texas.

Who was Cabeza de Vaca?

400

This Frenchman was lost and later killed by his own men

Who is La Salle?

500

This man was made leader of a search for gold after the original leader died.

Who is Moscoso?

Wealthy Wonders

100

This empire was conquered by Cortez.

What is the Aztec Empire?

200

The was the material mined from Potosi

What is Silver?

300

This scientific tool was used to guide explorers

What is an astrolabe

400

This was the material most explorers were searching for.

What is gold?

500

These were the people who sponsored the journey of Columbus? 

Who are King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain?

Beneficial Bonuses

100

The name of the two hooligans from the road to El Dorado

Who are Miguel and Tulio?

200

He stole 30 million dollars from the Spanish in one day

Who is Sir Francis Drake?

300

This country had the majority of Explorers

What is Spain?

400

This was the location Columbus first landed in.

What is the Bahamas?

500

This is the land Columbus hoped to reach by sailing West.

What is India?