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Age of Exploration (Part 4) Ferdinand Magellan

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  1. 1Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal in?
    1. A1480
    2. B1519
    3. C1580
  2. 2Charles I of Spain commissioned Ferdinand to find a route to the Spice Islands (Moluccas)
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  3. 3Ferdinand left the port of [blank_start]Seville[blank_end] on 26th September [blank_start]1519[blank_end] with [blank_start]270[blank_end] men and [blank_start]5[blank_end] ships.
    1. ASeville
    2. BSargossa
    3. C1519
    4. D1569
    5. E270
    6. F2700
    7. G5
    8. H25
  4. 4Name the ships that Ferdinand brought with him on the voyage.
    1. ASan Antonio
    2. BConcepcion
    3. CVictoria
    4. DSantiago
    5. ETrinidad
    6. FThe Duck
    7. GThe Bat
    8. HRosbercon
  5. 5On 22nd May the [blank_start]Santiago[blank_end] was shipwrecked In October [blank_start]1520[blank_end] they finally found the bottom of [blank_start]South America[blank_end] (now known as the [blank_start]Straits of Magellan[blank_end]). It took 2 [blank_start]months[blank_end] to pass the Strait. The [blank_start]San Antonio[blank_end] abandoned the fleet an sailed back to Spain.
    1. ASantiago
    2. BThe Duck
    3. C1520
    4. D1570
    5. ESouth America
    6. FSouth Africa
    7. GStraits of Magellan
    8. HStraits of Columbus
    9. Imonths
    10. Jyears
    11. KSan Antonio
    12. LThe Bat
  6. 6Once they passed the Straits of Magellan they entered the Atlantic Ocean.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  7. 7In March 1521 Ferdinand and his remaining ships landed in the [blank_start]Philippines[blank_end].
    1. APhilippines
    2. BCanary Islands
    3. CGold Coast
  8. 8In return for [blank_start]supplies[blank_end] from a local tribe Ferdinand helped a local Chief in a war. Magellan was [blank_start]killed[blank_end]. From the initial fleet of 5 ships and 270 men they returned to [blank_start]Spain[blank_end] on 6th September [blank_start]1522[blank_end] with [blank_start]1[blank_end] ship and [blank_start]19[blank_end] men.
    1. Asupplies
    2. Bgold
    3. Ckilled
    4. Dinjured
    5. ESpain
    6. FItaly
    7. G1522
    8. H1572
    9. I1
    10. J4
    11. K19
    12. L119
  9. 9Ferdinand Magellan was the first man to lead a fleet to [blank_start]circumnavigate[blank_end] the globe.
    1. Acircumnavigate
    2. Bcircumvent
    3. Ccircumference

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Junior Certificate History (Age of Exploration) Quiz on Age of Exploration (Part 4) Ferdinand Magellan, created by Ger McCabe Kelly on 16/02/2017.
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