Famous Explorers

Question 1: Which Italian explorer, sailing under the Spanish flag, is credited with "discovering" the Americas in 1492? <br /><br />Question 2: What is the name of the Portuguese explorer who became the first European to reach India by sea, opening up the spice trade? <br /><br />Question 3: Which Norwegian explorer was the first to reach the South Pole in 1911? <br /><br />Question 4: Who became the first person to reach the deepest known point in the Earth's oceans, the Mariana Trench, in 1960? <br /><br />Question 5: Which British explorer is famous for his expeditions to Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, where he met his unt...