Which famous explorer was killed in Hawaii in 1779?
Correct answer: James Cook
Willow
So many people idolize theae men as "Great Explorers". They were all greedy killers who took whatever they wanted nd be dammed anyone who dare stand upto them. Cook was one of the biggest a#% and his death was warrented. JMHO of course
Player #107518
his arogance cooked his goose
CyndiWig1
Player #4317225, Things may have been different but it doesn't make them right. European explorers exploited people wherever they went! Their primary goal was to obtain wealth and power and it didn't matter how people who looked different were treated because they automatically assumed themselves to be superior.
QueenEagle61
He was on foreign land trying to control the people. WHAT ELSE WAS SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN?
Player #3395253
Toisha. ....just like all the immigrants to America did to the Native Americans, then....yeah?
Player #10045023
CyndiWig1, europeans werent any different than any of the tribes of america or hawaian natives. all men conquered other men for greed. color never mattered only who had the bigger gun. cooks death proves this
Vixenredd
Very good i never knew what happen to cook until now thank you.
Magnolia
The historic explorers were skilled adventurers. However the voyages were funded by greedy monarchs intent on taking over the world. To them, every other race were savages. Not too much has changed....
SweetNostalgia
we're playing a game. no place for political commentary
Ms. Quiz Master
Lollymacca, just because someone has great SKILLS, doesnt mean that he was a great MAN.
teddy
Lollymacca, yes, he was a talented explorer.....ALSO A MURDERER, KIDNAPPER AND ROBBER
Mel
I THINK CAPT. COOK MET HIS MATCH IN THE HAWAIIANS. GOOD FOR THEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE US FORCED THE LAST HAWAIIAN QUEEN TO ABDICATE.
Ruairi
LadyC, plus he never set foot here.
Player #125843019
Player Elf Council, union flag not jack
Player #125843019
This is supposed to be a light hearted quiz not people giving their political views
Player #120374466
Player #33179744, Yes, I think I will. Too much hostility.
Player #120374466
Lollymacca, I heard of Captain Cook and his connections with the Pacific Isles, but assumed he returned to England. Too bad he didn't do it sooner than later.
j fn b
Ms. Quiz Master, yes he was fool
j fn b
Lollymacca, again love this post.
j fn b
Player #3395253, love this post.
Jinnie
CyndiWig1, exactly. That's the right word..." assumed" themselves to be superior!
Player #114002587
Lollymacca, everything you say about him is true. except he wasn't a very nice man at all. he was happy to kill the natives of the land to get what he wanted. being Australian we learnt a great deal about the man who discovered this country.
Adie
Ms. Quiz Master, doesn't mean he wasn't either
Smart Kitten
Thomas Cook or better Thomas Crook?😂
jenna
Lollymacca, that's what happens when you've been told lies to cover up the truth. same in Germany.
Giggle pig
Ms. Quiz Master, just like the biggest mobster is only the person willing to kill others the fastest, and with the least conscious. Has nothing and I mean nothing to do with how great a person they are.
James
Willow, of course. It was the 18th century. Nevertheless, these were people with great ambition, talent and drive. These were harsh times for everybody. I agree he got careless and paid the price.
Player #33179744
SweetNostalgia, don’t read it then. Just press continue I normally do
Lulu
We are talking 1779....if we are to condemn exploration and explorers from some 200 plus years ago then do we simply also ignore the mindset and value systems and motivations that were in place..history is what it is irregardless of how hurt our feelings get... we learn.we reflect and acknowledge.
Goblin
oops, sorry, I meant Fame.
Goblin
These "explorers" were just out for profit, game and new land. But, they were also men of their time.
What will the future say about us in our time of disbelief of any information?
Davo
Willow, Christopher Columbus was reputedly just as bad, if not worse !
meh
Willow, JMHO???
Craig
no wonder the hawaians don't like mainlanders .its only state to have a royal residence .the king was removed when the United States took over the islands
kjomonkey
Gaz_Melb, he mapped the east coat of Australia and first started out as a typographer and did Hudson Bay and went on to become a great captain stopping scurvy in his day as captain
Pax3rd
QueenEagle61, Well, they coulda crowned him King frinstance..
Deb
Hawaiian people lived their lives peacefully until he brought diseases to the islands and a majority of the native population died
Kimchi
what a great story. glad the locals fought back!
Sally Victoria
Biomass. hypocrite.
Tamara
I'm Australian, we brought up knowing who he is in our history (whether good or bad)