question edit history translations

Who was the first European navigator to reach South Africa?

Christopher Columbus

Bartolomeu Dias

Ferdinand Magellan

Vasco da Gama

During his expedition in 1487-1488, Bartolomeu Dias reached the tip of South Africa. Dias wanted to continue sailing to India, but he was forced to turn back when his crew refused to go further. After returning to Lisbon, Dias helped in the construction of the ships that were used by Vasco da Gama to eventually reach India ten years later.

globalquiz.org

3

sohrabah wikipedia → Bartolomeu Dias

AfricaAge of Discoveryexplorershistoryhistory of AfricaRSAsailing

History of Africa quiz Explorers quiz Sailing quiz

You will play as

Answers by country

Republic of Ireland

0%

52%

14%

33%

21

France

0%

50%

25%

25%

24

Greece

0%

50%

10%

40%

20

Pakistan

16%

50%

8%

25%

12

South Africa

0%

45%

0%

54%

11

Poland

8%

42%

21%

27%

13798

Australia

6%

36%

16%

40%

30

New Zealand

9%

36%

45%

9%

11

Unknown

0%

35%

14%

50%

14

the United Kingdom

14%

34%

24%

25%

150

Nigeria

16%

33%

33%

16%

12

Italy

25%

33%

33%

8%

12

the United States

7%

32%

32%

26%

209

Germany

9%

28%

34%

26%

305

Austria

9%

28%

19%

42%

52

Switzerland

11%

28%

31%

28%

35

India

34%

27%

25%

13%

44

Ghana

46%

23%

7%

15%

13

Canada

7%

17%

46%

28%

28

the Netherlands

6%

13%

20%

60%

15

Which large river flows through Rio de Janeiro? ("rio" is Portuguese for "river")

Who was the first European navigator to reach Brazil?

Christopher Columbus

Bartolomeu Dias

Pedro Álvares Cabral

Amerigo Vespucci

Who was the first European navigator to reach Australia?

Willem Janszoon

Who was the first European navigator to reach India?

Christopher Columbus

Bartolomeu Dias

Ferdinand Magellan