1. Explorers Who’s Who

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4. Explorer #1 Clue:
I sailed for Portugal. Some say that my voyage was a failure, because I died before it was over, but I am given credit for sailing around the world and proving that it was round.
a. Giovanna Verrazano
c. Jacques Cartier
b. Ferdinand Magellan
d. Henry Hudson

5. Explorer #2 Clue:
Even though I wasn’t a well-known explorer, my name is famous because the “New World” was named after me.
a. Samuel de Champlain
c. Ferdinand Megellan
b. Amerigo Verespucci
d. Henry Hudson

6. Explorer #3 Clue:
I was looking for the Northwest Passage, but ended up exploring many areas of New York State. I even have several bodies of water ( a lake, a river and a strait) named after me.
a. Giovanni da Verrazano
c. Christopher Columbus
b. Ferdinand Magellan
d. Henry Hudson

7. Explorer #4 Clue:
I was unsuccessful in finding the Northwest Passage, but I did set up a major trading post in the area now called Quebec. I even have a lake in NYS named after me.
a. Giovanni da Verrazano
c. Samuel de Champlain
b. Henry Hudson
d. Ferdinand Magellan

8. Explorer #5 Clue:
I sailed for Queen Isabella of Spain. My three ships were the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. I am given credit for discovering “The New World” now known as America.
a. Giovanna Verrazano
c. Christopher Columbus
b. Samuel de Champlain
d. Amerigo Verespucci

9. Explorer #6 Clue:
I was a French explorer who was looking for the Northwest Passage I didn’t find it, but I did explore the St. Lawrence River. I also found fur, fish and other products that I took back to France.
a. Jacques Cartier
c. Giovanni da Verrazano
b. Ferdinand Magellan
d. Samuel de Champlain

10. Explorer #7 Clue:
I was looking for a water route through the New World. I didn't t find it, but I am famous for being the first European explorer in New York State.
a. Giovanni da Verrazano
c. Jacques Cartier
b. Samuel de Champlain
d. Henry Hudson

11. Explorer #8 Clue:
I sailed for Queen Isabella of Spain. My three ships were the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. I am given credit for discovering “The New World” now known as America.
a. Henry Hudson
c. Jacques Cartier
b. Ferdinand Magellan
d. Christopher Columbus

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