| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Nov 04 07:57PM -0500 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Who led the first expedition to cross North America by land > north of Mexico, in 1793? His crossing ended at the mouth of > the Bella Coola River on the Pacific coast. Vancouver; MacKenzie > 2. At the same time in 1793, this British sea captain was mapping > the Pacific coast. The two explorers missed meeting by only > 48 days. Who was this other explorer who almost met <answer 1>? Cook > he is credited with discovering the Falkland Islands in 1592, > and inventing the double quadrant, a navigational instrument > that can measure solar angles up to 90°. Who was he? Hudson > 4. Sir John Franklin died trying to sail through the Northwest > Passage, while stuck in the ice aboard the Terror, one of his > two ships. Within a year, in what year did Franklin die? 1793; 1796 > It was not until 1852 -- 236 years later -- that any other > European ventured farther north in North America. Who was > this man? Ellesmere > collected on a series on voyages in the 1760s. His last voyage, > in 1776-79, in part involved exploring the coast of BC. Who was > this British explorer? Vancouver > | Miller Park | Wrigley Field > | Minute Maid Park | Yankee Stadium > 1. Tampa Bay Rays. Tropicana Field > 2. Kansas City Royals. Kauffman Stadium > 3. Atlanta Braves. Turner Field > 4. Chicago Cubs. Wrigley Field > 5. Cincinnati Reds. Great American Ball Park > 6. St. Louis Cardinals. Busch Stadium > 7. Boston Red Sox. Fenway Park > 8. Minnesota Twins. Target Field > 9. Colorado Rockies. Coors Field > 10. New York Mets. Citi Field Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 04 06:28PM -0700 On 11/3/22 05:58, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Who led the first expedition to cross North America by land > north of Mexico, in 1793? His crossing ended at the mouth of > the Bella Coola River on the Pacific coast. MacKenzie > 2. At the same time in 1793, this British sea captain was mapping > the Pacific coast. The two explorers missed meeting by only > 48 days. Who was this other explorer who almost met <answer 1>? Vancouver > It was not until 1852 -- 236 years later -- that any other > European ventured farther north in North America. Who was > this man? Frobisher > collected on a series on voyages in the 1760s. His last voyage, > in 1776-79, in part involved exploring the coast of BC. Who was > this British explorer? Cook > He was also the first to travel the length of the Columbia River. > Simon Fraser, who was a close friend, named the largest tributary > of the Fraser River after him. Who was he? Thompson > | Miller Park | Wrigley Field > | Minute Maid Park | Yankee Stadium > 1. Tampa Bay Rays. Comerica Park > 2. Kansas City Royals. Great American Ball Park > 3. Atlanta Braves. Turner Field > 4. Chicago Cubs. Wrigley Field > 5. Cincinnati Reds. > 6. St. Louis Cardinals. Busch Stadium > 7. Boston Red Sox. Fenway Park > 8. Minnesota Twins. > 9. Colorado Rockies. Coors Field > 10. New York Mets. Yankee Stadium -- Dan Tilque |
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