Jamestown Quiz

Jamestown was named in honor of, or named for which person?

• James Bond 007 of England

• King Louis XIV of France

• King James of England

• King Philip III of Spain

Chief of the Powhatan Native Americans was named?

• Chief Sitting Bull

• Geronimo

• Big Chief from Street Outlaws

• Chief Powhatan

Listed are several famous Native American women. The Powhatan Chief had a famous Native American daughter. What was her name?

• Maria Tallchief

• Sacajawea

• Pocahontas

• Wilma Mankiller

• Pine Leaf

This famous John was imprisoned for mutiny while traveling to Jamestown. When he got to Jamestown he was set free because King James of England listed him as a leader of the colony. He later got injured in an explosion and went back to England to never return to Jamestown. He also DID NOT marry Pocahontas.

• John Quincy Adams

• John Cena

• John Lennon

• John Smith

• John Legend

This famous John moved to Jamestown at the end of the Starving Times to grow a smoother blend of tobacco, and he not only turned Jamestown into a money making colony, but he also is the person that married Pocahontas.

• John F Kennedy

• John Candy

• John Rolfe

• John Bon Jovi

• Long John Silver

There were craftsmen that went to Jamestown to build houses, forts, schools, and Churches. These men were from 2 countries other than England. What 2 countries were these men from?

• Iraq and Kazhkstan

• Fiji and Samoa

• Canada and Mexico

• China and Korea

• Germany and Poland

A boat headed to Brasil with 20 African slaves was intercepted by the English and the slaves were taken to Jamestown. This event was the first documented time that African Slaves stepped foot on North America. This event happened in what year?

• 1492

• 1776

• 1619

• 1864

• 1590

The House of Burgess (HOB) gave the colonist in Jamestown elected officers to represent them. This gave most of the colonist the right to vote and the right to reasonable assembly, or the right to assemble. This happened the same year the African slaves landed in Jamestown. What year did this take place?

• 1492

• 1619

• 1776

• 1864

• 345 BCE

3 ships originally sailed from England to start a colony named Jamestown in North America. The names of these ships were The Susan Constant, The Discovery, and The _________?

• Goofy-foot

• Black Pearl

• HMS Beagle

• Godspeed

• Pinta

The holding or stock investment company that consisted of English entrepreneurs invested money in this company that started the expedition to colonize North America. What was the name of the company?

• Barnes and Noble on NW Expressway

• Claires Boutique of Penn Square Mall

• Manchester United FC

• Amerigo Vespucci of Italy on behalf of Spain

• Virginia Company of London