Statistics for Historical Explorations #1

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Which continent did the Portuguese try to go around to reach India?	Africa	95%
Who discovered this new continent?	Christopher Colombus	95%
What continent did the Spanish actually land on?	The Americas	94%
What Portuguese explorer reached India first?	Vasco Da Gama	89%
What ocean did the Spanish try to traverse to get to India?	Atlantic Ocean	84%
In what year did he reach this new continent?	1492	77%
Which explorer attempted to circumnavigate the world first, but died during the journey?	Ferdinand Magellan	73%
Which empire blocked the trade with India, encouraging the European powers to find new routes?	Ottoman Empire	73%
Who was the first to claim that this was a new unknown continent?	Amerigo Vespucci	58%
In what year did he reach India?	1498	31%
Which Portuguese prince financed these expeditions?	Henry the Navigator	23%
In what year did he die?	1521	16%
What city did he reach?	Calicut	8%
Who succeeded him and finished the first journey around the world?	El Cano	8%