| A | B |
| Christopher Columbus's nationality | Italian |
| Ferdinand Magellan's nationality | Portuguese |
| East-West position | longitude |
| North-South position | latitude |
| He traveled to China in the late 13th century | Marco Polo |
| They reached North America in the 10th century | Vikings |
| The year Columbus landed in the Bahamas | 1492 |
| The year Magellan entered the Pacific | 1520 |
| Ship's log containing vital navigating information | rutters |
| John Cabot | Giovanni Caboto |