Jan. 18, 2026
Captain Cook
Captain Cook’s first sighting of Hawai‘i and the age of ocean exploration.
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Calarugus Shark Media. Hi. I'm Mark Allison. In today's theme
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is Captain Cook's first sighting of Hawaii and the age
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of ocean exploration. Question one, On what exact date did
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Captain James Cook first record a sighting of the Hawaiian
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Islands during his third Pacific voyage? Question two? When Cook
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made his initial landfall in the archipelago, he would publicize
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to Europe on which Hawaiian island and at which bay
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did he first go ashore? Question three? What name did
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Captain Cook give to the Hawaiian Archipelago after first sighting it?
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A label that appeared on Western maps for decades? Question four?
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What was the principal mission of Cook's third voyage, the
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expedition during which he encountered Hawaii in seventeen seventy eight.
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Question five? Cook reached Hawaii in seventeen seventy eight commanding
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a two ship expedition. What were the names of the
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two vessels sailing together on that third voyage. We'll be
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right back with these answers after this break. Welcome back.
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Question one on what date did Cook first site Hawaii? Answer?
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January eighteenth, seventeen seventy eight. Aboard HMS resolution. On his
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third voyage, Cook noted the islands in his log on
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January eighteenth, seventeen seventy eight. Though new to Europeans, Hawaii
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had long been settled by skilled Polynesian navigators. Question two,
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on which island did Cook first land in Hawaii? Answer
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Kawaii at Waimeya. Cook anchored off Waimeya on Kawaii on
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January twentieth, seventeen seventy eight, and went ashore there before
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also visiting nearby. How these encounters marked the start of
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sustained European contact with Hawaii. Question three? What name did
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Cook give Hawaii? Answer the Sandwich Islands. Cook named the
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islands in honor of John Montague, the fourth Earl of Sandwich,
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who was first Lord of the Admiralty and a key
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supporter of his voyages. Question four, What was the main
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goal of Cook's third voyage? Answer to seek the Northwest Passage.
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The Admiralty tasked Cook with finding a navigable sea route
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connecting the Pacific and Atlantic via the Arctic. After leaving
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the Central Pacific, he used Hawaii as a staging point
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before probing the North Pacific coast of North America. Question five.
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Name the two ships on Cook's third voyage to Hawaii,
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answer HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery. Cook commanded Resolution, while
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Charles Clerk captain Discovery. The pair continued northward after departing
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Hawaii to explore the high latitudes in search of the
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Northwest Passage that concludes today's five Daily Trivia questions. I'm
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Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the help
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of AI technology. See you tomorrow.
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