ORGANISING A QUIZ ACTIVITY ON THE TOPIC EXPLORERS OF THE WORLD AS PER THE ISA ACTION PLAN FOR CLASS VII

1. DPS CIVIL LINES, ALIGARH
ORGANISING
A QUIZ ACTIVITY
ON THE TOPIC
EXPLORERS OF THE WORLD
AS PER THE ISA ACTION PLAN
FOR CLASS VII

2. FIRST ROUND
COMPLETE THE SPELLINGS

3. Complete the following spellings.
1. V_S_O D_
G_M_

4. 2. C_L_M_U_

5. 3. M_R_O P_L_

6. 4. I_A_Y

7. 5. U_I_ED S_AT_
OF AME_IC_

8. 6. LO_D_N

9. 7. I_D_A

10. 8. FR_N_H

11. 9. SA_S_R_T

12. 10. G_RM_N

13. 11. AR_B_C

14. 12. C_L_C_T

15. 13. G_J_R_T

16. 14. M_M_AI

17. 15. G_OGR_PH_R

18. SECOND ROUND
PICTURE IDENTIFICATION ROUND

22. Name the explorer whose signature is this?
a) Vasco da Gama b) Marco Polo c) Columbus

23. Name the explorer who followed the given route.
a) Vasco da Gama b) Marco Polo c) Columbus

24. • Name the explorer whose signature is this.

25. Name the famous traveler who made the given
map of Atlantic Ocean in 1476.
a) Columbus b) Vasco da Gama c) Marco Polo

26. • Name the famous traveler in whose memory
USA Government had Issued these postal
stamps.

27. • Name the famous navigator who followed the
given route? Options are
a) Vasco da Gama b) Columbus c) Marco Polo

28. • Due to which astronomical event, people were
afraid during the time of Columbus ?

29. • Name the famous traveler portrayed on the
Italian banknote, issued in 1982 ?

30. Name the Monument to the Cross of ___________
at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

31. Name the country to which the following flag belongs.

32. Name the country to which the following flag belongs.

33. Name the country to which the following flag belongs.

34. THE FINAL ROUND
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

35. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION
1) Where was Vasco da Gama born?
a) Porto
b) Sines
c) Lisboa
d) Nice

36. 2) When did Vasco da Gama begin his voyage to
discover the route to India?
a) 6 February 1495
b) 1 October 1491
c) 8 July 1497
d) 15 April 1494

37. 3) Vasco da Gama began his first voyage to India
with four ships. Which ship did he command?
a) Berrio
b) Sao Gabriel
c) Sao Rafael
d) Sao Michael

38. 4) When did Vasco da Gama first sail around
the Cape of Good Hope?
a) 3 March 1492
b) 17 May 1495
c) 10 August 1494
d) 22 November 1497

39. 5) Where did Vasco da Gama land on 20 May
1498?
a) Bombay
b) Goa
c) Calicut
d) Mangalore

40. 6) What was the position given to Vasco da
Gama in 1499?
a) Chancellor of the Exchequer
b) Admiral of the Indian Ocean
c) Field Marshal
d) Duke of Marlborough

41. 7) With how many ships did Vasco da Gama
begin his second voyage to India on 12
February 1502?
a) 14
b) 16
c) 20
d) 24

42. 8) Who sent Vasco da Gama as Viceroy to India
in 1524?
a) Manuel I
b) Maunel II
c) John II
d) John III

43. 9) When did Vasco da Gama die?
a) 5 January 1542
b) 31 May 1509
c) 7 August 1538
d) 24 December 1524

44. 10) Where did Vasco da Gama die?
a) Durban
b) Bassein
c) Cochin
d) Karwar

45. 11. When was Columbus born?
a) 1451
b) 1461
c) 1471
d) 1481

46. 12. What did Columbus state his ambition was?
a) Money, Wealth and Freedom
b) Gold, God and Cathay
c) Cathay, Freedom and God
d) Money, Cathay and Freedom

47. 13. What theory did Columbus have, different to
many people?
a) Ships can sink
b) The world was round
c) The sea is wet
d) America didn't exist

48. 14. As many thought he was mad, Columbus
found it difficult to raise money to pay for his
trip - who eventually helped him?
a) Queen Elizabeth I of England
b) Francis VIII of France
c) Benedict IX of Hungary
d) Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain

49. 15. When did Columbus set sail?
a) 1490
b) 1491
c) 1492
d) 1493

50. THANKS
FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION