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WorksheetsColumbus
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
In what country was Christopher Columbus born?
Portugal
Italy
Spain
France
When was Christopher Columbus born?
1993
1451
1492
1812
What was Christopher Columbus most known for?
The first person to survive in North America
The captain of the Mayflower
Starting the European exploration of America
The leader of the Tainos
What world leader(s) paid for Columbus' expedition across the Atlantic Ocean?
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain
Prince William of England
Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire
Manuel I of Portugal
The three ships on Columbus' first voyage were the Nina, the Pinta, and the
San Diego
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
What was the first land that Columbus' and his crew saw in the New World?
The island of San Salvador
Canada
Cuba
Florida
How many expeditions did Columbus make to the Americas?
1
2
3
4
What continent did Columbus think he had reached when he visited the Americas?
Asia
Australia
Africa
Antarctica
True or False: Columbus was the first person to set foot on land in either of the American continents?
TRUE
FALSE
What animal did Columbus introduce to the New World?
horses
bears
snakes
none of these
On Columbus Day in the USA, people like to
have a day off of school
shop at the sales in the mall
visit the pumpkin farms in time for Halloween
all of the above
The first people that Columbus met in North America were..
the Apache
the Navajo
the Ojibwa
the Tainos
Today, the three main countries of North America are
Honduras, the Bahamas, and Cuba
Mexico, the USA, and Canada
Florida, Texas, and California
Spain, Portugal, and Morocco
