Explorers and Expeditions Quiz

Try out this Explorers and Expeditions quiz to test your knowledge. Explorers and Expeditions trivia traces the voyages, overland crossings, and scientific missions that reshaped maps and expanded human knowledge.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
What was the name of the small boat Shackleton and five companions used to sail from Elephant Island to South Georgia in 1916?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Which vessel carried Shackleton and five companions on the 1916 passage from Elephant Island to South Georgia?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
In what sea was the wreck of Endurance found in 2022?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Name the island near which Franklin's expedition ships were trapped in ice in September 1846.?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
At what bay in Hawaii was James Cook killed in 1779?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Which Hawaiian bay is tied to James Cook's death in 1779?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Before its modern name stuck, what name did Abel Tasman give to New Zealand?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
On what island did Vitus Bering die in 1741?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
Which explorer reached the Caribbean in 1492 while sailing for Spain?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
Whose expedition completed the first circumnavigation of Earth in 1522?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
Who became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Which cosmonaut became the first human in space in 1961?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Who was the first woman in space, in 1963?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Which polar explorer reached the South Pole in 1911?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Who commanded HMS Endeavour on his first Pacific voyage beginning in 1768?

What was the name of the small boat Shackleton and five companions used to sail from Elephant Island to South Georgia in 1916?

Which vessel carried Shackleton and five companions on the 1916 passage from Elephant Island to South Georgia?

In what sea was the wreck of Endurance found in 2022?

Name the island near which Franklin's expedition ships were trapped in ice in September 1846.?

At what bay in Hawaii was James Cook killed in 1779?

Which Hawaiian bay is tied to James Cook's death in 1779?

Before its modern name stuck, what name did Abel Tasman give to New Zealand?

On what island did Vitus Bering die in 1741?

Which explorer reached the Caribbean in 1492 while sailing for Spain?

Whose expedition completed the first circumnavigation of Earth in 1522?

Who became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969?

Which cosmonaut became the first human in space in 1961?

Who was the first woman in space, in 1963?

Which polar explorer reached the South Pole in 1911?

Who commanded HMS Endeavour on his first Pacific voyage beginning in 1768?