Multiple choice general knowledge

Who was the first person to complete the circumnavigation of the earth?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Marco Polo

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Ferdinand Magellan led the Spanish expedition that began in 1519 and resulted in the first circumnavigation of Earth, though Magellan himself was killed in the Philippines in 1521. The voyage was completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano. Columbus never completed a circumnavigation, da Gama reached India by sea, and Marco Polo was an overland explorer.