Legendary Explorers and Their Voyages Quiz

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Legendary Explorers and Their Voyages: a General level British History quiz. Test your knowledge with 15 questions!
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Question 1
Who led the three famous voyages of discovery to the Pacific between 1768 and 1779?
A James Cook
B George Vancouver
C Matthew Flinders
D William Bligh
Question 2
Which explorer is credited with being the first to circumnavigate the continent of Australia?
A James Cook
B Matthew Flinders
C William Dampier
D Arthur Phillip
Question 3
Which explorer famously survived a mutiny on his ship, the HMS Bounty?
A George Vancouver
B Fletcher Christian
C William Bligh
D Edward Edwards
Question 4
Who was the Scottish missionary-explorer who searched for the source of the Nile in Africa?
A Henry Morton Stanley
B Richard Burton
C David Livingstone
D Mungo Park
Question 5
Which explorer was the first to successfully reach the South Pole in 1911, though he was beaten by Amundsen?
A Ernest Shackleton
B Edmund Hillary
C Robert Falcon Scott
D Douglas Mawson

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