Sir Francis Drake Fact-Matching Game
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Scribe's Challenge
Test your recall! Choose the correct foreign translation.
Translator's Test
Read the foreign word and choose its English meaning.
Echo Chamber
Listen to the word and choose the correct English translation.
Whispering Spell
Listen to the word and find the matching foreign text.
Language Rune Ravel
Unscramble the foreign words from jumbled letters.
Lexicon Links
Match the foreign word to its English counterpart.
Memory Glyphs
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Rune Ravel
Unscramble the key terms from this lesson.
Enchanter's Quest
Take the Quiz - Challenge your recall of the key facts and figures.
Temporal Tangle
Can you place the key events in the correct order?
Fact Fragments
Reconstruct the key facts from this lesson.
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Scryer's Sight
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Temporal Twist
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Oracle's Hint
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About This Challenge
Sir Francis Drake was a renowned English explorer and naval officer who played a key role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada. In this fact-matching game, players will have the opportunity to uncover important information fragments just like Drake pieced together clues on his voyages.
- Players will need to use spells to unlock hints that will help them piece together the fragments more quickly.
- Extra time can be earned by using special spells, just like how Drake used his strategic skills to navigate the high seas.
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- Sir Francis Drake was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era.
- Drake is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580.
- During his circumnavigation, Drake claimed California for England, although this claim was later disputed.
- Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.
- Drake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1581.
- Drake was also involved in slave trading and piracy during his career.
- Drake was known for his daring raids on Spanish ports and ships, earning him the nickname 'El Draque' or 'The Dragon'.
- Drake was a close associate of Queen Elizabeth I's spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham.
- Drake was involved in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, playing a key role in the English victory.
- Drake died of dysentery in 1596 while leading an unsuccessful raid on San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Drake's body was buried at sea off the coast of Portobelo, Panama.
- Drake's exploits made him a hero in England and a feared enemy in Spain.
- Drake's ship, the Golden Hind, was one of the most famous vessels of the Elizabethan era.
- Drake was a cousin of Sir John Hawkins, another famous English sea captain and privateer.
- Drake was a member of Parliament and served as the mayor of Plymouth, England.
- Drake was believed to have been born in Tavistock, Devon, around 1540.
- Drake's circumnavigation of the globe brought back a huge profit to his investors, making him a wealthy man.
- Drake's expeditions paved the way for English colonization in the Americas.
- Drake's legacy as a daring explorer and naval commander continues to be celebrated in England.
- Drake's impact on world history is still felt today, with many places and landmarks named after him.