What Happened to the 'Lost Colony' of Roanoke?

In what year did the English settlers arrive at Roanoke Island?

• 1492

• 1620

• 1587

• 1607

How many English settlers first arrived at Roanoke Island?

• 115

• 102

• 150

• 200

Who was the governor of the new colony at Roanoke?

• John Smith

• Edward Winslow

• Francis Drake

• John White

What delayed John White's return to Roanoke?

• The Spanish Armada

• The English Civil War

• The Black Plague

• The Great Fire of London

What was the name of the first English child born in the Americas?

• Anne Colony

• Mary Pilgrim

• Elizabeth Jamestown

• Virginia Dare

What word was found carved into a wooden post at Roanoke?

• Roanoke

• Croatoan

• Elizabeth

• Virginia

What is one theory about the fate of the Roanoke colonists?

• Went to South America

• Moved to Canada

• Absorbed into a friendly tribe

• Returned to England

In what year did John White return to Roanoke to find it deserted?

• 1611

• 1601

• 1589

• 1590

What island was 'Croatoan' the name of?

• An island west of Roanoke

• An island east of Roanoke

• An island north of Roanoke

• An island south of Roanoke

What started in 2007 related to the Roanoke colony?

• DNA analysis of local families

• A movie about the colony

• Archaeological digs at Roanoke

• A new settlement attempt