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Jeopardy Exploration Edition

Test your knowledge on famous explorers, bodies of water, and golden goals. Identify historical figures, key locations, and significant expeditions. Challenge yourself in this fun and educational game!

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Jeopardy Exploration Edition

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  1. Jeopardy Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin.

  2. Choose a point value. Choose a point value. Click here for Final Jeopardy

  3. Name the Explorer Bodies of Water Golden Goals Where in CA? Vocabulary 10 Points 10 Points 10 Points 10 Points 10 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points

  4. One of the most feared English sailors

  5. Who was Frances Drake?

  6. Determined that neither New Zealand or Australia were the fabled southern continent and proved that the Northwest Passage did not exist

  7. Who was James Cook?

  8. This explorer sailed from San Diego Bay to Monterey Bay

  9. Who was Sebastián Vizcaíno?

  10. While looking for the Strait of Anián, he explored Alta California and learned about the land there - he was also the first European to set foot on the west coast of the United States

  11. Who was Juan Rodríquez Cabrillo?

  12. This conquistador defeated the Aztec Empire (in present day Mexico) and claimed the land of Baja California for Spain

  13. Who was Hernando Cortés?

  14. Many expeditions were made in search of this legendary waterway that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as a shortcut to Asia

  15. What was the Strait of Anián?

  16. A Danish explorer sailed through this body of water that is now named after him, proving that Asia and North America are separate continents

  17. What is the Bering Strait?

  18. This is the ocean we all live next to… and you all better know this!

  19. What is the Pacific Ocean?

  20. Spanish explorers sailed across this ocean to get to New Spain

  21. What is the Atlantic Ocean?

  22. Frances Drake sailed through this strait located at the tip of South America, establishing that the Tierra del Fuego area was an island and not a continent as many Europeans believed

  23. What is the Strait of Magellan?

  24. One of his goals was to pester the Spanish explorers

  25. Who was Frances Drake?

  26. His goal was to find a suitable harbor for ships returning from trading in the Philippines

  27. Who was Sebastián Vizcaíno?

  28. These two explorers were determined to find the legendary Strait of Anián

  29. Who were Cortés and Cabrillo?

  30. Cook sailed in search of this waterway, which the Spanish called the Strait of Anián

  31. What is the Northwest Passage?

  32. Columbus was sent in search of these 3 things

  33. What was silk, gold, and spices?

  34. A trading center where ships are loaded and unloaded

  35. What is a port?

  36. Vizcaíno referred to this place as the “perfect place for settlers”

  37. What is Monterey Bay?

  38. Cabrillo originally named this area San Miguel

  39. What is San Diego?

  40. Cortés claimed this peninsula for Spain in 1535

  41. What is Baja California?

  42. Cabrillo was the first European to set foot here, an area that is now part of the United States

  43. What is Alta California?

  44. A Spanish explorer who claimed large areas of North and South America for Spain

  45. Who was a conquistador?

  46. A large Spanish trading ship

  47. What is a galleon?

  48. Sailors who were returning to Mexico from the Philippines steered their ships north and east to use the winds and these to bring them across the Pacific to Alta California

  49. What are ocean currents?

  50. This is set up and ruled by a faraway country

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