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Columbus Day

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where Was Columbus born?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

2.

Who was here when Columbus arrived?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Native Americans

c)

The French

d)

No one was here.

3.

What was Columbus looking for in the Indies?

a)

Spices and riches

b)

Camels

c)

Mirrors

4.

What ocean did Columbus sail on?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

5.

Why did they not want to travel on land? Pick two answers.

a)

It was too long.

b)

It was not much fun.

c)

It was dangerous.

d)

It was too short.

6.

Who paid for his trip? Mark both answers.

a)

King George

b)

Queen Isabella

c)

Queen Elizabeth

d)

King Ferdinand

7.

What did Columbus do for a living?

a)

He built ships.

b)

He was a weaver.

c)

He made maps.

d)

He was a cabin boy.

8.

How many ships did he have on his first voyage?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

Which ship's real name was Santa Clara??

a)

Nina

b)

Mayflower

c)

Pinta

d)

Santa Maria

10.

What is a flagship?

a)

A ship with a flag.

b)

A ship painted like a flag.

c)

A ship that stays in dock.

d)

A ship used by the person in charge.

11.

Which ship was the largest of Columbus's ships?

a)

Mayflower

b)

Pinta

c)

Santa Maria

d)

Nina

12.

What does Pinta mean?

a)

Fast ship

b)

small ship

c)

painted one

d)

favorite one

13.

Which ship ran aground and couldn't sail again.?

a)

Nina

b)

Pinta

c)

Mayflower

d)

Santa Maria

14.

What country was Columbus trying to sail to?

a)

United states

b)

Canada

c)

China

d)

Australia

15.

When did they see land?

a)

August 3, 1492

b)

October 12, 1492

c)

August 3, 1942

d)

October 12, 1942

16.

What did Columbus name the island he found?

a)

Haiti

b)

Spice Islands

c)

America

d)

San Salvador

17.

choose two things Columbus found on his voyages.

a)

pineapples

b)

riches

c)

gold

d)

turkeys

18.

Which ship did Columbus travel on?

a)

Nina

b)

Santa Maria

c)

Mayflower

d)

Pinta

19.

A group of ships controlled by one leader is a_____

a)

expedition

b)

navigate

c)

colonization

d)

fleet

20.

the right or ability to do something, to be allowed is_____

a)

convince

b)

permission

c)

navigate

d)

exploration

21.

a journey especially by a group of people for a purpose is

a)

navigate

b)

fleet

c)

expedition

d)

voyage

22.

a long journey to a distant or unknown place

a)

colonization

b)

fleet

c)

exploration

d)

voyage

23.

To find the way to get to a place when you're traveling in a ship, plane, or car.

a)

navigate

b)

permission

c)

fleet

d)

exploration

24.

to cause someone to believe that something is true

a)

voyage

b)

navigate

c)

convince

d)

explorations

25.

the act of expolring something

a)

expedition

b)

navigate

c)

convince

d)

exploration

26.

to create a colony in a place or take control and send people to live there

a)

colonization

b)

exploration

c)

convince

d)

navigate

27.

How do you feel about making the lapbook.

a)

I love to color, cut and paste.

b)

It was okay. I don't really like the cutting and pasting.

c)

I would rather read from the social studies book.