WorksheetsWho Was Christopher Columbus?
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
What happened when Christopher Columbus was 25 years old?
His ship crashed into a coral reef.
The ship he was on was attacked by French warships, and the ship went up into flames.
Columbus began his 4th journey.
Columbus became a mapmaker.
What made Queen Isabella change her mind and send her men after Columbus?
She was afraid that the king of France was going to get all of the riches, and she wanted the riches.
She wanted to send Columbus on his 4th voyage.
She wanted to go talk to the king of France herself.
She wanted to go with Columbus on his voyage.
Did Christopher Columbus receive a farewell party?
Yes, they threw him a big farewell party.
No, they were mad because they wanted to go on the voyage with him.
Yes because they were excited for him to go on his voyage.
No, the Palos were mad that they had to pay for Columbus's ships.
How many logbooks did Christopher Columbus keep?
4
1
2
3
Why did Christopher Columbus keep 2 logbooks?
He recorded the real distance they traveled for Columbus to keep. He kept the 2nd one to trick his crew into thinking they traveled fewer miles.
He wanted to keep 2 logbooks, so he would make sure he did not lose it.
He kept 2 logbooks, so he could keep one and give Queen Isabella one.
What was the last thing Christopher Columbus did before leaving San Salvador?
He went to his farewell party.
Kidnapped several Tainos and took them on board to teach them Spanish, so they can serve as interpreters on the otehr islands.
He went to see Queen Isabella.
When Columbus was sailing home, what did he seal in wax and put in a barrel?
Compass
Food
Letter
What did Christopher Columbus learn when he arrived at Hispaniola in 1493?
The Pinta had sunk.
His fort had burned down and his men had died.
He was lost on his voyage.
Why did Columbus go on a 4th voyage?
Queen Isabella did not want Portugal to get all of the riches.
So he could finally reach the Indies.
He wanted to take his crew to see the Bahamas.
What did Columbus reason with when he landed on Trinidad off South America?
That he had finally reached the Indies.
That he had landed on the Island of Cuba.
That he had already discovered the Indies, so he must be seeing the "Earthly Paradise" or the Garden of Eden.
What did Columbus do to trick and frighten natives while stranded off Jamaica?
He tricked them by giving them his 2nd logbook.
He tricked them into thinking that God hid the moon until they began bringing food and water again.
He tricked them into throwing him a farewell party before he left Jamaica.
