Which World-Famous Explorer Are You?

You are Christopher Columbus! Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, you embarked on your first voyage into the Atlantic in an epic fail of an expedition. To your credit, you didn't give up, and your 1492 expedition from Spain to the Americas on the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria was a huge success.

You are Vasco da Gama! Born in Portugal, Vasco da Gama led a 1497 expedition that led to the exploration of a new passageway to India, opening the trade passageway from Western Europe to the Far East.

You are Marco Polo. An Italian-born world traveler from a very young age, Marco Polo explored Asia with his father and continued to venture to the Far East throughout his lifetime. Marco Polo is famous for introducing many aspects of Asian and Chinese culture to the West and is widely credited for bringing pasta to Italians.

You are James Cook! James Cook was an explorer from England who first ventured out and discovered New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. A hardworking, serious sort of person who could never sit still, James Cook is known for his strong personality and endless quest for adventure in his life.

You are Leif Erikson! Leif Erikson was an Iceland native who was the first known European person to have discovered the Americas. Erikson was said to have been a noble, intelligent, and compassionate person with a complicated family history. In his time, he was also known as 'Leif the Lucky' for his ability to be in the right place at the right time.