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Explorer #1 Clue: I sailed for Portugal. Some say that my voyage was a failure, because I died before it was over, but I am given credit for sailing around the world and proving that it was round. a. Giovanna Verrazano c. Jacques Cartier b. Ferdinand Magellan d. Henry Hudson

Explorer #2 Clue: Even though I wasn’t a well-known explorer, my name is famous because the “New World” was named after me. a. Samuel de Champlain c. Ferdinand Megellan b. Amerigo Verespucci d. Henry Hudson

Explorer #3 Clue: I was looking for the Northwest Passage, but ended up exploring many areas of New York State. I even have several bodies of water ( a lake, a river and a strait) named after me. a. Giovanni da Verrazano c. Christopher Columbus b. Ferdinand Magellan d. Henry Hudson

Explorer #4 Clue: I was unsuccessful in finding the Northwest Passage, but I did set up a major trading post in the area now called Quebec. I even have a lake in NYS named after me. a. Giovanni da Verrazano c. Samuel de Champlain b. Henry Hudson d. Ferdinand Magellan

Explorer #5 Clue: I sailed for Queen Isabella of Spain. My three ships were the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. I am given credit for discovering “The New World” now known as America. a. Giovanna Verrazano c. Christopher Columbus b. Samuel de Champlain d. Amerigo Verespucci

Explorer #6 Clue: I was a French explorer who was looking for the Northwest Passage I didn’t find it, but I did explore the St. Lawrence River. I also found fur, fish and other products that I took back to France. a. Jacques Cartier c. Giovanni da Verrazano b. Ferdinand Magellan d. Samuel de Champlain

Explorer #7 Clue: I was looking for a water route through the New World. I didn't t find it, but I am famous for being the first European explorer in New York State. a. Giovanni da Verrazano c. Jacques Cartier b. Samuel de Champlain d. Henry Hudson

Explorer #8 Clue: I sailed for Queen Isabella of Spain. My three ships were the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. I am given credit for discovering “The New World” now known as America. a. Henry Hudson c. Jacques Cartier b. Ferdinand Magellan d. Christopher Columbus

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