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European Explorers Quiz

Follow in the footsteps of where no man had gone before
Europe's seafarers opened up the world, bringing trade, wealth, and colonies in their wake. They certainly have a lot to answer for but there's no denying: their daring, sometimes fatal, voyages not only traced the world but shaped it irrevocably. So try your hand at this rip-curling quiz but remember, one wrong and you start again

Question 1
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Which intrepid English explorer died while trying to find the elusive ?Northwest Passage?, but gave his name to a strait, a bay, and a river in the process?
  1. Malakay Missouri (1609-1685)
  2. Christopher Colorado (1582-1620)
  3. Henry Hudson (1570-1611)
  4. George Michigan (1592-1644)
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