DPS CIVIL LINES, ALIGARHORGANISING

A QUIZ ACTIVITYON THE TOPIC

EXPLORERS OF THE WORLDAS PER THE ISA ACTION PLAN

FOR CLASS VII

FIRST ROUND

COMPLETE THE SPELLINGS

Complete the following spellings.

1. V_S_O D_ G_M_

2. C_L_M_U_

3. M_R_O P_L_

4. I_A_Y

5. U_I_ED S_AT_OF AME_IC_

6. LO_D_N

7. I_D_A

8. FR_N_H

9. SA_S_R_T

10. G_RM_N

11. AR_B_C

12. C_L_C_T

13. G_J_R_T

14. M_M_AI

15. G_OGR_PH_R

SECOND ROUND

PICTURE IDENTIFICATION ROUND

http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vasco-da-gama-2.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_a_Man,_Said_to_be_Christopher_Columbus.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marco_Polo_-_costume_tartare.jpg

Name the explorer whose signature is this?a) Vasco da Gama b) Marco Polo c) Columbus

Name the explorer who followed the given route.a) Vasco da Gama b) Marco Polo c) Columbus

• Name the explorer whose signature is this.

Name the famous traveler who made the given map of Atlantic Ocean in 1476.

a) Columbus b) Vasco da Gama c) Marco Polo

• Name the famous traveler in whose memory USA Government had Issued these postal stamps.

• Name the famous navigator who followed the given route? Options are

a) Vasco da Gama b) Columbus c) Marco Polo

• Due to which astronomical event, people were afraid during the time of Columbus ?

• Name the famous traveler portrayed on the Italian banknote, issued in 1982 ?

Name the Monument to the Cross of ___________at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

Name the country to which the following flag belongs.

Name the country to which the following flag belongs.

Name the country to which the following flag belongs.

THE FINAL ROUND

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION

1) Where was Vasco da Gama born?a) Portob) Sinesc) Lisboad) Nice

2) When did Vasco da Gama begin his voyage to discover the route to India?

a) 6 February 1495b) 1 October 1491c) 8 July 1497d) 15 April 1494

3) Vasco da Gama began his first voyage to India with four ships. Which ship did he command?

a) Berriob) Sao Gabrielc) Sao Rafaeld) Sao Michael

4) When did Vasco da Gama first sail around the Cape of Good Hope?

a) 3 March 1492b) 17 May 1495c) 10 August 1494d) 22 November 1497

5) Where did Vasco da Gama land on 20 May 1498?

a) Bombayb) Goac) Calicutd) Mangalore

6) What was the position given to Vasco da Gama in 1499?

a) Chancellor of the Exchequerb) Admiral of the Indian Oceanc) Field Marshald) Duke of Marlborough

7) With how many ships did Vasco da Gama begin his second voyage to India on 12 February 1502?

a) 14b) 16c) 20d) 24

8) Who sent Vasco da Gama as Viceroy to India in 1524?

a) Manuel Ib) Maunel IIc) John IId) John III

9) When did Vasco da Gama die?a) 5 January 1542b) 31 May 1509c) 7 August 1538d) 24 December 1524

10) Where did Vasco da Gama die?a) Durbanb) Basseinc) Cochind) Karwar

11. When was Columbus born?a) 1451b) 1461c) 1471d) 1481

12. What did Columbus state his ambition was?a) Money, Wealth and Freedomb) Gold, God and Cathayc) Cathay, Freedom and Godd) Money, Cathay and Freedom

13. What theory did Columbus have, different to many people?

a) Ships can sinkb) The world was roundc) The sea is wetd) America didn't exist

14. As many thought he was mad, Columbus found it difficult to raise money to pay for his trip - who eventually helped him?

a) Queen Elizabeth I of Englandb) Francis VIII of Francec) Benedict IX of Hungaryd) Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain

15. When did Columbus set sail?a) 1490b) 1491c) 1492d) 1493

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