Columbus Day 2025 - Facts, Celebrations & Controversy Quiz

Columbus Day 2025 - Facts, Celebrations & Controversy Quiz

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Columbus Day 2025 - Facts, Celebrations & Controversy Quiz

Columbus Day 2025 - Facts, Celebrations & Controversy Quiz

Assessment

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Geography

8th Grade

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Hard

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Columbus Day commemorate?

The landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas in 1492

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

The discovery of the Pacific Ocean

The end of the Civil War

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did Columbus Day become a federal holiday?

1892

1792

1937

1971

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which ships did Christopher Columbus use during his voyage in 1492?

Endeavour, Nina, and Pinta

Victoria, Santa Maria, and Mayflower

Mayflower, Santa Maria, and Pinta

Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did Christopher Columbus first land in the Americas?

Hispaniola

Cuba

Greenland

Bahamas

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which U.S. President proclaimed Columbus Day a national holiday?

Abraham Lincoln

Benjamin Harrison

Franklin D. Roosevelt

George Washington

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Indigenous Peoples' Day meant to celebrate?

The signing of the U.S. Constitution

The end of the transatlantic slave trade

The discovery of America by Columbus

The history and contributions of Native Americans

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Columbus originally trying to find during his voyage?

A western sea route to Asia

A new continent

A route to the Pacific Ocean

A way to reach Africa

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