Exploration and Discovery Quiz Quiz Questions

1. What was the first manned flight around the moon?

A Apollo 7 B Gemini 2 C Apollo 11 D Apollo 8

2. The Viking who discovered Greenland was named:

A Erik the Red B Lothar of the Hill People C Sven the Bold D Dane Cook

3. Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?

A Vasco Núñez de Balboa B Christopher Columbus C Vasco da Gama D Hernando Cortez

4. Whose tomb was discovered in 1922?

A Mumtaz Mahal B King Tutankhamen C V.I. Lenin D Ulysses S. Grant

5. Which spacecraft was first to land on the moon?

A Gemini 3 B Gemini 8 C Apollo 11 D Apollo 8

6. What was the first satellite?

A Apollo 8 B Sputnik C Soyuz D Voyager

7. Which Michigan city was founded by a French explorer named Cadillac?

A Cadillac B Lansing C Detroit D Dearborn

8. Who was the first European to sail to India?

A Ferdinand Magellan B Sebastian Cabot C Vasco da Gama D Christopher Columbus