Citipointe Yr 4, Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to ...

• eat toast

• circumnavigate the globe

• sail in a boat

• explore

Drake was...

• hated by the Spanish

• loved by the Spanish

The Spanish nicknamed Drake

• 'El Draque' or the Dragon.

• 'El Potaque' or the Potato.

• 'El Lione' or the Lion.

• 'El Tigre' or the Tiger.

Drake was one of the...

• first British slave traders.

• first British spice traders.

• first British snake traders.

• first British slippers and sock traders.

A cannon ball is said to have flown straight between Drake’s legs but he was uninjured

• True

• False

5. Drake was

• made mayor of Plymouth for a term in 1581

• made president of London in 1623

• made captain of the football team

On 28 January 1596, during a sea voyage, Sir Francis Drake died from ...

• dysentery

• too many laughs

• rickets (a lack of Vitamin C)

• old age

• being cooked and having his bones removed