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WorksheetsIndigenious People and Columbus Day
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 38mins
Christopher Columbus was born in what country?
Italy
Spain
France
Who old was Christopher Columbus when he started his first job?
22
13
18
What was Christopher Columbus's first job?
Ship Captain
Chef
Cabin Boy
What were the names of the 3 ships Columbus left Spain with?
Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria
Huey, Duey, and Luey
Ship 1, Ship 2, and Ship 3
Which ship first spotted land in 1492?
Ship 2
Pinta
Santa Maria
What did Columbus name the land they first spotted?
San Salvador
Bahamas
The Americas
Columbus is thought to have landed in what we now call
New York
Puerto Rico
Bahamas
Why did Columbus want to sail across the ocean?
For a vacation
For religious freedom
To find a new route to China and India
What did Columbus ask Kings and Queens for?
gold
Money for food and ships
maps
How long was the journey from Spain to the New World?
2 weeks
2 months
2 years
Columbus believed the circumference of the earth to be about
12,000 miles
25,000 miles
5,000 miles
The actual circumference of the earth is
25,000 miles
12,000 miles
5,000 miles
Why didn't Columbus sail East?
He would have to sail around Africa
He was forbidden
The current was too strong
Did people in 1492 believe the earth was round?
Yes
No
Unknown
When did people first think the earth was round?
1492
6th Century B.C.
1800's
Which president declared Columbus Day a National Holiday?
Barack Obama
George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What was the first state to declare having Indigenous People Day
South Dakota
Arizona
California
1992, after 500 years after Columbus landed. What city renamed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day
Columbus, Ohio
Berkley, California
Denver, Colorado
When did Columbus Day become a National Holiday?
1492
1937
1992
