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WorksheetsChristopher Columbus
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How many continents were there on the earth that centuries Europeans believe?
(1)7
(2)6
(3)3
What was the traditional route to Asia?
(1) by land
(2) by sea
(3)by air
Who discovered to go to Asia by sea?
(1)European
(2)Portuguese
(3)Asian
Who worked out that to go Asia should be possible to get to Asia by sailing west , across the great Atlantic Ocean?
(1) Christopher Columbus
(2) Marco Polo
(3) Alexander Gramham Bell
What nationality was Christopher Columbus?
(1) Portuguese
(2)Italian
(3)Spanish
When was Columbus born?
(1) (1451-1506)
(2)1451-1560)
(3) 1541-1560
What did he discover?
(1)Cuba/Bahamas
(2) Japan
(3) India
Who gave money to make a voyage on behalf of Spain?
(1) King Thibaw
(2) Queen Isabella of Spain
(3) Queen Mary of Spain
When and with how many ships to set out the voyage?
(1) In August 1492, with 4 ships
(2) in August 1492, with 3 ships
(3) in August 1492 , with 5 ships
Where did he land after 36 days?
(1) Bahamas
(2)Cuba
(3)China
What do we call "Hispaniola" nowadays?
(1)Cuba
(2)Bahamas
(3)Haiti
How many voyages did Columbus to cross the Atlantic?
(1)3
(2) 4
(3)5
When did he die?
(1) in 1560
(2) in 1650
(3) in 1506
What did he discover in 1502?
(1) South America
(2) East America
(3) West America
When did Ferdinand and Isabella get married?
(1) in 1469
(2) in 1496
(3) in 1649
Describe Columbus's flagship, Santa Maria.
(1) a three- masted square- rigged cargo ship/up to 40 crew
(2) a four -masted square -rigged cargo ship /up to 40 crew
(3) a three - masted square - rigged cargo ship / up to 50 crew
What did he believe to discover?
(1) a new route to Asia
(2) a new route to Europe
(3) a new route to Africa
What did Columbus discover in his second voyage?
(1) Jamaica
(2) Cuba
(3)Hispaniola
Where did Columbus sail in his third voyage?
(1) between Trinidad and South America
(2) West Indies
(3) Atlantic
Where did Columbus sail in his fourth voyage?
(1) along the coast of Central America
(2) West Indies
(3) Atlantic
