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Citipointe Yr 4, Sir Francis Drake

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to ...

a)

eat toast

b)

circumnavigate the globe

c)

sail in a boat

d)

explore

2.

Drake was...

a)

hated by the Spanish

b)

loved by the Spanish

3.

The Spanish nicknamed Drake

a)

'El Draque' or the Dragon.

b)

'El Potaque' or the Potato.

c)

'El Lione' or the Lion.

d)

'El Tigre' or the Tiger.

4.

Drake was one of the...

a)

first British slave traders.

b)

first British spice traders.

c)

first British snake traders.

d)

first British slippers and sock traders.

5.

A cannon ball is said to have flown straight between Drake’s legs but he was uninjured

a)

True

b)

False

6.

5. Drake was

a)

made mayor of Plymouth for a term in 1581

b)

made president of London in 1623

c)

made captain of the football team

7.

On 28 January 1596, during a sea voyage, Sir Francis Drake died from ...

a)

dysentery

b)

too many laughs

c)

rickets (a lack of Vitamin C)

d)

old age

e)

being cooked and having his bones removed