Multiple choice general knowledge history

This is Sweden's most prolific explorer. He crossed the deserts and mountains of Central Asia.

  1. Vasco de Gama

  2. Leif Eriksson

  3. Sven Anders Hedin

  4. Samuel de Champlain
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Sven Anders Hedin (1865-1952) was Sweden's most famous explorer, known for his extensive travels through Central Asia including the Gobi Desert and Himalayas. He mapped uncharted regions and discovered ancient cities. Leif Eriksson was a Viking, Vasco de Gama was Portuguese, Samuel de Champlain was French.

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