STAS 1a- Social Studies - BPJr. - Columbus Day

Who was Christopher Columbus?

• an explorer who reached the Americas

• an explorer who sailed to India

• a mapmaker who landed in China

• a Viking who landed in North America

Where did Columbus land?

• Japan

• China

• India

• the Bahamas

What were the names of Columbus's ships?

• The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

• The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Claus

• The Nina, the Peter, and the Marina

• The Peter, the Paul, and the Mary

Who paid for Columbus's trip?

• The king and queen of Italy

• The king and queen of Spain

• The Vikings

• Marco Polo

Columbus took four VOYAGES to the New World. What is a VOYAGE?

• a trip

• a ship

• a long time ago

• an ocean