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Question 5 of 10

Which Viking explorer is believed to have reached North America before Christopher Columbus?


The right answer is Leif Erikson

The Viking explorer believed to have reached North America before Christopher Columbus is Leif Erikson. He is thought to have landed in what is now Newfoundland, Canada, around the year 1000 AD, almost 500 years before Columbus arrived in the Americas.