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Ancient Exploration and Discovery

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge of ancient exploration and discovery.
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Which ancient civilization was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

  1. Greeks

  2. Romans

  3. Egyptians

  4. Chinese


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Chinese were the first to circumnavigate the globe in the 15th century.

Who was the first European to reach India by sea?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Bartolomeu Dias


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea in 1498.

What was the name of the ship that Christopher Columbus sailed on when he discovered America?

  1. Santa Maria

  2. Nina

  3. Pinta

  4. Mayflower


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Christopher Columbus sailed on the Santa Maria when he discovered America in 1492.

Who was the first person to reach the North Pole?

  1. Robert Peary

  2. Frederick Cook

  3. Roald Amundsen

  4. Richard Byrd


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert Peary was the first person to reach the North Pole in 1909.

Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

  1. Roald Amundsen

  2. Robert Falcon Scott

  3. Ernest Shackleton

  4. Douglas Mawson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911.

What was the name of the expedition that discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun?

  1. Carter-Carnarvon Expedition

  2. Howard Carter Expedition

  3. Tutankhamun Expedition

  4. Egyptian Expedition


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Carter-Carnarvon Expedition discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.

What was the name of the ancient city that was discovered in the ruins of Pompeii?

  1. Herculaneum

  2. Stabiae

  3. Oplontis

  4. Pompeii


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pompeii was an ancient city that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79 AD.

What was the name of the ancient city that was discovered in the ruins of Machu Picchu?

  1. Cuzco

  2. Lima

  3. Arequipa

  4. Machu Picchu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Machu Picchu was an ancient city that was built by the Incas in the 15th century.

What was the name of the ancient city that was discovered in the ruins of Angkor Wat?

  1. Phnom Penh

  2. Siem Reap

  3. Battambang

  4. Angkor Wat


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Angkor Wat was an ancient city that was built by the Khmer Empire in the 12th century.

What was the name of the ancient city that was discovered in the ruins of Petra?

  1. Amman

  2. Aqaba

  3. Jerash

  4. Petra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Petra was an ancient city that was built by the Nabataeans in the 1st century BC.

What was the name of the ancient city that was discovered in the ruins of Babylon?

  1. Baghdad

  2. Basra

  3. Mosul

  4. Babylon


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Babylon was an ancient city that was built by the Babylonians in the 18th century BC.

What was the name of the ancient city that was discovered in the ruins of Nineveh?

  1. Mosul

  2. Erbil

  3. Kirkuk

  4. Nineveh


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nineveh was an ancient city that was built by the Assyrians in the 13th century BC.

What was the name of the ancient city that was discovered in the ruins of Persepolis?

  1. Tehran

  2. Isfahan

  3. Mashhad

  4. Persepolis


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Persepolis was an ancient city that was built by the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BC.

What was the name of the ancient city that was discovered in the ruins of Ephesus?

  1. Istanbul

  2. Ankara

  3. Izmir

  4. Ephesus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ephesus was an ancient city that was built by the Greeks in the 10th century BC.

What was the name of the ancient city that was discovered in the ruins of Athens?

  1. Thessaloniki

  2. Patras

  3. Heraklion

  4. Athens


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Athens was an ancient city that was built by the Greeks in the 15th century BC.

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