Jan Genomonic Man
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The first F, first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.
The second F, first recorded visit by Europeans to the east coast of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.
And the third F, first to cross the Antarctic Circle.
And the Y, year of 1779, Cook was killed by Hawaiians.
Now on to the answers for the three question quiz.
And the first question was, what was the name of Captain Cook's famous ship on his first voyage?
And the name of Captain Cook's famous ship on his first voyage was the HMS Endeavour.
And question two, which came first, the circumnavigation of New Zealand or the charting of the east coast of Australia?
And what came first, the circumnavigation of New Zealand or the charting of the east coast of Australia?
That was the circumnavigation of New Zealand in 1769.
The east coast of Australia was 1770.
And question three, what name did Cook give to the Hawaiian Islands?
And the name that Cook gave to the Hawaiian Islands was the Sandwich Islands.
And our first bonus question, what was the name of the Hawaiian Bay that Captain Cook was killed?
And the name of the Hawaiian Bay where Captain Cook was killed was Kealakekua Bay.
And our final bonus question, what did the explorer say when he spotted Antarctica?
And what the explorer said when he spotted Antarctica was, I see land.
Now on to... ...of the week...
And this week's word of the week is Panglossian.
And that is spelt P-A-N-G-L-O-S-S-I-A-N.