Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who is the first European credited with discovering New Zealand?

  1. Captain James Cook

  2. Sir Walter Raleigh

  3. Abel Tasman

  4. Mickey Mouse

  5. Ferdinand Magellan

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer, was the first European to sight New Zealand in 1642. Captain James Cook later mapped the islands more extensively in 1769, but Tasman made the initial European discovery.