This history quiz test your historical knowledge and contains questions on topics from the 16th century.
Sailor Sir Francis Drake sailed in 1563 towards the Spanish mainland colonies. What was one of the reasons why he hated the Spaniards?
How many of the original fleet of five ships that made up the Magellan expedition made the completely circumnavigation in the end?
Under which flag did Ferdinand Magellan sail for the first recorded circumnavigation of Earth?
Which Italian family had a large influence on the development of the Italian Renaissance?
What year were the Aztec defeated by the Spanish, headed by Hernán Cortés?
In which country was Tycho Brahe born?
Where is Tycho Brahe buried?
What was the explorer Vasco da Gama the first to do?
He is connected with the first circumnavigation of Earth. What is this explorer called?
