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WorksheetsChristopher Columbus
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Columbus looking for?
a)
gold
b)
silk
c)
spices
d)
all of the above
2.
Columbus searched for many years for someone to give him money to sail to the west. Which leaders and country finally gave him money?
a)
His mom
b)
King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth of Italy
c)
Leif Erikson
d)
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
3.
What year did Columbus sail on his 1st voyage?
a)
1941
b)
1429
c)
1492
d)
1400's
4.
What ocean did Columbus cross?
a)
Indian
b)
Arctic
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
5.
Why is Columbus famous to this day?
a)
He discovered people living in the Americas.
b)
He discovered Japan.
c)
He discovered Paris.
d)
He discovered the Indies.
6.
Where was Columbus born?
a)
Paris, France
b)
Genoa, Italy
c)
Memphis, Tennessee
d)
Sicily, Italy
7.
What were the names of Columbus' three ships?
a)
Nana, Pinto, and Santa Clause
b)
Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria,
c)
Sam, Peter, and Paul
d)
Ferdinand, Isabella, and Christopher
8.
His Father was a middle class __________ __________.
a)
wool maker
b)
Dog walker
c)
ship builder
d)
business manager
9.
Columbus began sailing at the age of _______.
a)
20
b)
14
c)
19
d)
30
10.
Columbus made a total of ____ journeys.
a)
10
b)
14
c)
2
d)
4
11.
Christopher Columbus was born in __________.
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
China
d)
Australia
12.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
a)
a teacher
b)
a Sailor
c)
a Doctor
d)
a Housekeeping
13.
Columbus believed he could find a shortcut to the
a)
Indies
b)
Spain
c)
Italy
d)
America
14.
Which of the following was NOT one of his ships?
a)
Nina
b)
Pinta
c)
Isabella
d)
Santa Maria
15.
How many children did Christopher Columbus had?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
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