Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe
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What was Sir Francis Drake the first Englishman to do?
Fly across the Atlantic
Climb Mount Everest
Circumnavigate the globe
Reach the North Pole
Explanation
Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate (sail around) the globe, completing the voyage between 1577 and 1580.
In which war did Florence Nightingale become famous?
World War I
The Boer War
The Crimean War
World War II
Explanation
Florence Nightingale became famous during the Crimean War (1853-1856) for improving conditions in military hospitals.
Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Francis Drake
Captain James Cook
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Explanation
Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe between 1577 and 1580. He also helped defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588.