🏛️ World History Trivia
Quiz Set 8 — Explorers
Answer all 10 questions. Click an option to see if you got it right!
Question 1 of 10
What year did Columbus reach America?
Christopher Columbus reached the Americas on October 12, 1492, landing in the Bahamas.
Question 2 of 10
Who was the last Aztec emperor?
Cuauhtémoc was the last Aztec emperor, captured by Cortés in 1521 and later executed.
Question 3 of 10
What country controlled most of South America in the colonial era?
Spain controlled most of South America; Portugal controlled Brazil.
Question 4 of 10
What was the Triangular Trade?
The Triangular Trade linked Europe, Africa (slaves), and the Americas from the 16th-18th centuries.
Question 5 of 10
What year did the British colonize Australia?
The British established their first colony in Australia (at Sydney Cove) on January 26, 1788.
Question 6 of 10
Who led the independence movement in Latin America?
Simón Bolívar is the 'Liberator' who freed much of South America from Spanish colonial rule.
Question 7 of 10
What country founded the first settlement in North America?
Spain founded St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565, the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in N. America.
Question 8 of 10
What was the purpose of the East India Company?
The British East India Company (est. 1600) held a monopoly on trade with Asia and later governed India.
Question 9 of 10
What African country was never colonized by Europeans?
Ethiopia successfully resisted colonization, defeating Italy at the Battle of Adwa in 1896.
Question 10 of 10
What was mercantilism?
Mercantilism held that national wealth was maximized by exporting more than importing.