WorksheetsSpanish Armada
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In which year did Spain send the Spanish Armada?
1558
1588
1598
1586
Spain followed which religion?
Protestant
Puritan
Catholic
Where had Francis Drake attacked just a year before the Spanish Armada attacked?
The Netherlands
Portugal
The New World
Cadiz
Which group did Elizabeth promise to help that annoyed the Spanish further?
The Catholics
The Dutch Protestants
The French
The Scottish
What was the name of the large warships used by the Spanish to attack England in 1588?
Armada
Galleons
Picos
Tall Ships
What tactic did the English use to disrupt the Spanish in the English Channel?
Broke the Spanish anchors
Sent in fire ships
Used their cannons against them
Sailed backwards
Which English sailor led the English forces against the Spanish Armada?
Francis Drake
John Howard
Walter Raleigh
Duke of Medina Sedonia
What was the problem with the Duke of Medina Sedonia who Philip chose as the leader of the Armada?
He was sea sick
He was inexperienced at sea
He did not have the respect of his men
All of the options
The English ships were better in which way?
They were bigger and faster
They were small and slower
They were smaller and more able to turn
They were bigger and more able to turn
What was the result of the attack of the Spanish Armada?
England defeated Spain
Spain defeated England
A draw
