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WorksheetsBrainPOP Jr Christopher Columbus
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 18mins
Who was Christopher Columbus?
A. an explorer who reached the Americas
B. an explorer who sailed to India
C. a mapmaker who landed in China
D. a Viking who landed in North America
Where did Columbus land?
A. Japan
B. China
C. India
D. the Bahamas
What were the names of Columbus’s ships?
A. The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
B. The Nina, the Pinata, and the Santa Claus
C. The Nana, the Peter, and the Marina
D. The Peter, the Paul, and the Mary
Who paid for Columbus’s trip?
A. The king and queen of Italy
B. The king and queen of Spain
C. The Vikings
D. Marco Polo
Columbus took four VOYAGES to the New World. What is a VOYAGE?
A. a trip
B. a ship
C. a long time ago
D. an ocean
Columbus was looking for a new ROUTE to the Indies. What is a ROUTE?
A. a ship
B. a way to get someplace
C. a vegetable
D. a spice
What did Columbus do after he landed in the New World?
A. He sailed to the area that is now the United States.
B. He sailed to India and the rest of Asia.
C. He left the native people alone.
D. He forced some of the native people into slavery.
Why did Columbus call the native people he met Indians?
A. because he thought he had landed in India
B. because he thought he had landed in Japan
C. because he thought he had landed in China
D. because he thought he had landed in the New World
Why did Columbus want to find a new route to the Indies?
A. He wanted to bring gold, spices, and silk back to Spain.
B. He wanted to learn new languages and about different cultures.
C. The old route was too fast.
D. He wanted to bring gold, spices, and silk to the Indies.
