Great Names in Exploration
Everything begins with a step: follow in the footsteps of the pioneers of exploration.
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Game creation: 2023-06-12
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The history of humanity is marked by audacious voyages and discoveries that have pushed the boundaries of the known world. From navigators like Christopher Columbus and Magellan to polar explorers like Amundsen and Shackleton, and through the pioneers of space exploration, these great names have demonstrated exceptional courage and determination, opening new frontiers and expanding our understanding of the world.
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Who was the first to make a solo dive into the Mariana Trench in 2012?
Sylvia Earle | Don Walsh | Jacques Piccard | James Cameron -
Who was at the controls of the plane on its first powered flight in 1903?
Charles Lindbergh | Orville Wright | Alberto Santos-Dumont | Louis Blériot -
He was the first navigator to sail solo around the world.
Amasa Delano | Edmund Fanning | Bernard Moitessier | Joshua Slocum -
In 1768, the Royal Society of London sent him to Tahiti to study the transit of the planet Venus in front of the Sun.
William Herschel | Louis Antoine de Bougainville | Samuel Wallis | James Cook -
Who was the first man to walk on the Moon?
Buzz Aldrin | John Glenn | Neil Armstrong | Alan Shepard
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| Earnings | Players |
| 412 | Learno |
| 329 | Claire |
| 286 | les4as |
| 280 | billycrush |
| 274 | alex65 |
| 272 | Ultra66 |
| 269 | pro49 |
| 240 | AtoZ |
| 240 | Cesar |
| 239 | Fanny |
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| Rating | Players |
| 1.44 | alex65 |
| 1.40 | pro49 |
| 1.19 | Cesar |
| 1.14 | Fanny |
| 1.00 | billycrush |
| 0.99 | Claire |
| 0.88 | Ultra66 |
| 0.68 | Learno |
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