Explorers

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1 Christopher Columbus 24x

2 Vasco da Gama 15x

3 Ferdinand Magellan 15x

4 Henry Hudson 15x

5 Vitus Bering 15x

6 Roald Amundsen 15x

7 Captain Cook 14x

8 Marco Polo 12x

9 Ponce de Leon 11x

10 the Northwest Passage 11x

11 Sir Francis Drake 11x

12 Sir Edmund Hillary 10x

13 John Cabot 10x

14 Dr. Livingstone 10x

15 Stanley 9x

16 Brazil 9x

17 Hernando de Soto 9x

18 Abel Tasman 9x

19 Greenland 8x

20 La Salle 8x

21 Verrazano 7x

22 Timbuktu 7x

23 Sir Richard Burton 7x

24 Pizarro 7x

25 Lewis & Clark 7x

26 Antarctica 7x

27 Balboa 7x

28 the North Pole 7x

29 Samuel de Champlain 7x

30 the Cape of Good Hope 6x

31 Marquette 6x

32 Leif Erikson 6x

33 George Vancouver 6x

34 Robert Peary 6x

35 Robert Falcon Scott 6x

36 Richard Byrd 5x

37 New Zealand 5x

38 Mecca 5x

39 Easter Island 5x

40 the Nile 5x

41 Thor Heyerdahl 5x

42 the Santa Maria 5x

43 Captain James Cook 5x

44 Verrazzano 4x

45 the Titanic 4x

46 the South Pole 4x

47 the Mississippi 4x

48 Sir Walter Raleigh 4x

49 Sebastian Cabot 4x

50 Portugal 4x

Sample Clues

A direct descendant of this explorer was chosen to be a grand marshal of the 1992 Rose Parade

Christopher Columbus

In 1498, this Portuguese explorer recruited a pilot in east Africa to help him find India

Vasco da Gama

In 1521 Juan Sebastian del Cano took over for this slain captain & made a historic Indian Ocean crossing

Ferdinand Magellan

In 1609 he led his men across the Atlantic & up what became known as his river, to Albany

Henry Hudson

Between 1727 & 1729, he proved Asia & North America were separated by water

Vitus Bering

Sub-Areas

Other 709

Henry Hudson (14) Dr. Livingstone (12) Vitus Bering (12) Vasco da Gama (12) Sir Edmund Hillary (11) Marco Polo (11) the Northwest Passage (10) Captain Cook (10) Ponce de Leon (9) Pizarro (9)

Colonial / Exploration 243

Christopher Columbus (24) Ferdinand Magellan (16) Sir Francis Drake (13) Roald Amundsen (7) Vasco da Gama (5) Verrazano (5) Sir Walter Raleigh (5) Captain Cook (5) John Smith (4) John Cabot (4)

Ancient 15

Triceratops (1) the Dead Sea Scrolls (1) Andromeda (1) Rhode Island (1) the Cape of Good Hope (1) Carthage (1) Timbuktu (1) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1) silk (1) Mecca (1)

Medieval 7

Sir Richard Burton (2) Leif Erikson (1) John Cabot (1) Marco Polo (1) Israel (1) the Holy Grail (1)

Revolutionary Era 4

John Paul Jones (1) Captain William Bligh (1) George Rogers Clark (1) Cook (1)

Civil War 2

Admiral Dewey (1) Stanley (1)

World War I 2

Bull (1) Captain (Georg) von Trapp (1)

Cold War 2

the Mekong (1) John Glenn (1)