Captain Cook

0:03 Calarugus Shark Media. Hi. I'm Mark Allison. In today's theme is Captain Cook's first sighting of Hawaii and the age of ocean exploration. Question one, On what exact date did Captain James Cook first record a sighting of the Hawaiian Islands during his third Pacific voyage? Question two? When Cook made his initial landfall in the archipelago, he would publicize to Europe on which Hawaiian island and at which bay did he first go ashore? Question three? What name did Captain Cook give to the Hawaiian Archipelago after first sighting it?

0:46 A label that appeared on Western maps for decades? Question four? What was the principal mission of Cook's third voyage, the expedition during which he encountered Hawaii in seventeen seventy eight. Question five? Cook reached Hawaii in seventeen seventy eight commanding a two ship expedition. What were the names of the two vessels sailing together on that third voyage. We'll be right back with these answers after this break. Welcome back.

1:30 Question one on what date did Cook first site Hawaii? Answer? January eighteenth, seventeen seventy eight. Aboard HMS resolution. On his third voyage, Cook noted the islands in his log on January eighteenth, seventeen seventy eight. Though new to Europeans, Hawaii had long been settled by skilled Polynesian navigators. Question two, on which island did Cook first land in Hawaii? Answer Kawaii at Waimeya. Cook anchored off Waimeya on Kawaii on January twentieth, seventeen seventy eight, and went ashore there before also visiting nearby. How these encounters marked the start of sustained European contact with Hawaii. Question three? What name did Cook give Hawaii? Answer the Sandwich Islands. Cook named the islands in honor of John Montague, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, who was first Lord of the Admiralty and a key supporter of his voyages. Question four, What was the main goal of Cook's third voyage? Answer to seek the Northwest Passage.

2:25 The Admiralty tasked Cook with finding a navigable sea route connecting the Pacific and Atlantic via the Arctic. After leaving the Central Pacific, he used Hawaii as a staging point before probing the North Pacific coast of North America. Question five. Name the two ships on Cook's third voyage to Hawaii, answer HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery. Cook commanded Resolution, while Charles Clerk captain Discovery. The pair continued northward after departing Hawaii to explore the high latitudes in search of the Northwest Passage that concludes today's five Daily Trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. See you tomorrow.