BrainPOP Jr Christopher Columbus

Who was Christopher Columbus?

• A. an explorer who reached the Americas

• B. an explorer who sailed to India

• C. a mapmaker who landed in China

• D. a Viking who landed in North America

Where did Columbus land?

• A. Japan

• B. China

• C. India

• D. the Bahamas

What were the names of Columbus’s ships?

• A. The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

• B. The Nina, the Pinata, and the Santa Claus

• C. The Nana, the Peter, and the Marina

• D. The Peter, the Paul, and the Mary

Who paid for Columbus’s trip?

• A. The king and queen of Italy

• B. The king and queen of Spain

• C. The Vikings

• D. Marco Polo

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

• A. a trip

• B. a ship

• C. a long time ago

• D. an ocean

Columbus was looking for a new ROUTE to the Indies. What is a ROUTE?

• A. a ship

• B. a way to get someplace

• C. a vegetable

• D. a spice

What did Columbus do after he landed in the New World?

• A. He sailed to the area that is now the United States.

• B. He sailed to India and the rest of Asia.

• C. He left the native people alone.

• D. He forced some of the native people into slavery.

Why did Columbus call the native people he met Indians?

• A. because he thought he had landed in India

• B. because he thought he had landed in Japan

• C. because he thought he had landed in China

• D. because he thought he had landed in the New World

Why did Columbus want to find a new route to the Indies?

• A. He wanted to bring gold, spices, and silk back to Spain.

• B. He wanted to learn new languages and about different cultures.

• C. The old route was too fast.

• D. He wanted to bring gold, spices, and silk to the Indies.