Christoper Columbus quiz

In what country was Christoper Columbus born?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Italy

What were Columbus skills known for?

• First to circumnavigate the globe

• First to the top of Mount Everest

• navigate and map making

• Discovering the Hudson River

What world leaders paid for Columbus expenses across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain

• Charles the Bold and Louis XII of France

• Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire.

• Manuel I of Portugal

What Islands were the first that Columbus and his crew arrived in the New World?

• Mexico

• Massachusetts

• Caribbean Islands, Cuba/Hispanola

• Hawaiian

The three ships on Columbus voyage were the Nina, the Pinta, and the ________________

• Columbus

• Santa Maria

• Isabella

• Indiana

What Continent did Columbus tyhink he had reached when he visited the Americas?

• Austalia

• Antarctica

• Asia

• Africa

What animal did Columbus introduce to the New Wortld?

• Dogs

• Turtles

• Horses

• Bears

Why did Columbus sailed from Spain and cross the Atlantic Ocean?

• To prove the world was round and not flat

• To find better Fish

• To find a short rout to East Asia

• Because he like to practice his navigation skills.

What did Columbus named the Native Americans he encountered in the New World?

• Indians

• Americans

• Apaches

• Mexicans

Columbus believed till the day he died he had arrived in east Asia?

• True

• False