Roanoke Quiz

Roanoke is In present day North Carolina, but when it was founded it was in this state.

• Virginia

• Florida

• Maine

• California

How many settlement attempts were there?

• One

• Five

• Two

• Three

Did they ever find riches in Roanoke?

• Yes

• No

What famous explorer brought the settlers from the first colony of Roanoke back to England?

• Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

• James Cook

• Sir Francis Drake

Who was the leader of the second colony of Roanoke?

• John White

• John Smith

• Mark Greenville

• Sir Francis Drake

What did White find when he returned to the island in 1590?

• a few settlers who were left after the massacre

• an abandoned village with scattered pots and pans

• a Native American tribe who took over the village

• signs of a huge battle

Roanoke is considered the Lost Colony because...

• The settlers disappeared

• The settlers got lost on their way to Virginia

• The settlers got lost in the swamps

• The settlers got lost in the Indian villages

Why did it take John White 3 years to return back to Roanoke?

• He got lost

• He was injured

• The Spanish Armada

• The English Armada

What symbol did John White find when he returned to Roanoke?

• SOS

• Help

• a cross

• CRO

Who paid for and supplied the ship for the Roanoke Colonist's voyage?

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Henry Morgan

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Queen Elizabeth