Columbus Quiz

What was the Old World?

• North and South America

• Eurasia

• Europe, Asia, Africa

• Africa and Europe

What was the New World

• North and South America

• Eurasia

• Europe, Asia and Africa

• Africa and Europe

Beringia was a

• Narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

• An Ice Age animal

• Land bridge connecting Asia to North America

• An Italian explorer

The Silk Road was one road

• True

• False

Columbus first approached which country, saying he could find a new route to Asia?

• Spain

• England

• France

• Portugal

Who kept the Silk Road safe until their collapse?

• Mongol Empire

• Spain

• Asians

• Romans

Columbus wanted to prove that the world wasn't flat?

• True

• False

How many voyages did Columbus take?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Columbus thought that Cuba was?

• Japan

• India

• Bangladesh

• China

What was the first permanent colony Columbus created called?

• Columbus

• St Christopher

• La Navidad

• Columbo