Question 1

In what year did Captain Cook embark upon his first    voyage?

Accepted Answer

1768

Answer

1822

Answer

1901

Answer

1687

Question 2

What was the name of Captain Cook's ship on his first voyage?

Accepted Answer

The Endeavour

Answer

The Explorer

Answer

The Inspector

Answer

The Cruiser

Question 3

What did Captain Cook do to keep his crew healthy?

Accepted Answer

Gave them fruit

Answer

Gave them bacon and eggs for breakfast

Answer

Had a vegetable garden on board

Answer

Made them run up and down the ship's deck

Question 4

The objective of Cook's first voyage was to observe which planet?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Answer

Mars

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Uranus

Question 5

How many voyages did Captain Cook go on?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

7

Answer

5

Answer

1

Question 6

What was the name of Cook's botanist?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Banks

Answer

John Edwards

Answer

John Banks

Answer

Joseph Edwards

Question 7

On which part of Australia did Cook land to make repairs to his ship?

Accepted Answer

Queensland

Answer

South Australia

Answer

Western Australia

Answer

Tasmania

Question 8

Which ocean is Cook famous for exploring and mapping?

Accepted Answer

The Pacific Ocean

Answer

The Southern Ocean

Answer

The Atlantic Ocean

Answer

The Indian Ocean

Question 9

Cook was skilled in cartography.  What does a cartographer do?

Accepted Answer

Make maps

Answer

Repair sails

Answer

Cook seafood

Answer

Measure the distance to the horizon

Question 10

Where was Cook killed on his final voyage?

Accepted Answer

Hawaii

Answer

New Zealand

Answer

Australia

Answer

Tahiti

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