James Cook
Cook made three major Pacific voyages. This topic is part of Exploration within History. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
James Cook trivia questions
James Cook was a famous explorer and naval officer from which country?
Answer: Britain
Bonus fact: Cook made three major Pacific voyages.
Cook commanded which ship on his first Pacific voyage?
Answer: HMS Endeavour
Bonus fact: Endeavour carried Cook to Tahiti, New Zealand, and Australia.
Cook was killed in 1779 in which island group?
Answer: Hawaiian Islands
Bonus fact: He died at Kealakekua Bay on Hawaiʻi Island.
Captain James Cook kept journals during voyages in which ocean?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
Bonus fact: His expeditions mapped large parts of the Pacific.
What was the name of James Cook's ship on his first Pacific voyage of 1768-1771?
Answer: Endeavour
Bonus fact: On that voyage Cook observed the transit of Venus and charted New Zealand and Australia's east coast.
Who commanded the first Pacific voyage of the Endeavour from 1768 to 1771?
Answer: James Cook
Bonus fact: The expedition combined scientific observation with extensive charting of the Pacific.
Who commanded the expedition usually called Cook's second Pacific voyage?
Answer: James Cook
Bonus fact: The voyage lasted from 1772 to 1775 and pushed farther south than any previous recorded expedition.