About Famous Explorers Quiz #850
Famous Explorers Quiz #850 was the quiz for Friday, October 30, 2026: 10 questions: 2 easy, 3 medium and 5 hard. Everyone who played Famous Explorers Quiz that day got the same quiz, and it stays here to play for 60 days.
The questions of Famous Explorers Quiz #850
- Which naturalist sailed around the world on HMS Beagle?
- Who were the first climbers confirmed to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in 1953?
- Which Dutch explorer was the first European to reach Tasmania and New Zealand, in 1642?
- Canada's largest island is named after which English navigator?
- Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest, in 1975?
- Which explorer crossed Australia from south to north with Robert Burke in 1861?
- What was the name of Amundsen's ship that sailed the Northwest Passage?
- Which film director made the first solo dive to the Challenger Deep, in 2012?
- Which young HBC explorer was the first European to see the Canadian Prairies, around 1690?
- Which Spanish explorer named Florida in 1513?
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