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Christopher Columbus

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many continents were there on the earth that centuries Europeans believe?

a)

(1)7

b)

(2)6

c)

(3)3

2.

What was the traditional route to Asia?

a)

(1) by land

b)

(2) by sea

c)

(3)by air

3.

Who discovered to go to Asia by sea?

a)

(1)European

b)

(2)Portuguese

c)

(3)Asian

4.

Who worked out that to go Asia should be possible to get to Asia by sailing west , across the great Atlantic Ocean?

a)

(1) Christopher Columbus

b)

(2) Marco Polo

c)

(3) Alexander Gramham Bell

5.

What nationality was Christopher Columbus?

a)

(1) Portuguese

b)

(2)Italian

c)

(3)Spanish

6.

When was Columbus born?

a)

(1) (1451-1506)

b)

(2)1451-1560)

c)

(3) 1541-1560

7.

What did he discover?

a)

(1)Cuba/Bahamas

b)

(2) Japan

c)

(3) India

8.

Who gave money to make a voyage on behalf of Spain?

a)

(1) King Thibaw

b)

(2) Queen Isabella of Spain

c)

(3) Queen Mary of Spain

9.

When and with how many ships to set out the voyage?

a)

(1) In August 1492, with 4 ships

b)

(2) in August 1492, with 3 ships

c)

(3) in August 1492 , with 5 ships

10.

Where did he land after 36 days?

a)

(1) Bahamas

b)

(2)Cuba

c)

(3)China

11.

What do we call "Hispaniola" nowadays?

a)

(1)Cuba

b)

(2)Bahamas

c)

(3)Haiti

12.

How many voyages did Columbus to cross the Atlantic?

a)

(1)3

b)

(2) 4

c)

(3)5

13.

When did he die?

a)

(1) in 1560

b)

(2) in 1650

c)

(3) in 1506

14.

What did he discover in 1502?

a)

(1) South America

b)

(2) East America

c)

(3) West America

15.

When did Ferdinand and Isabella get married?

a)

(1) in 1469

b)

(2) in 1496

c)

(3) in 1649

16.

Describe Columbus's flagship, Santa Maria.

a)

(1) a three- masted square- rigged cargo ship/up to 40 crew

b)

(2) a four -masted square -rigged cargo ship /up to 40 crew

c)

(3) a three - masted square - rigged cargo ship / up to 50 crew

17.

What did he believe to discover?

a)

(1) a new route to Asia

b)

(2) a new route to Europe

c)

(3) a new route to Africa

18.

What did Columbus discover in his second voyage?

a)

(1) Jamaica

b)

(2) Cuba

c)

(3)Hispaniola

19.

Where did Columbus sail in his third voyage?

a)

(1) between Trinidad and South America

b)

(2) West Indies

c)

(3) Atlantic

20.

Where did Columbus sail in his fourth voyage?

a)

(1) along the coast of Central America

b)

(2) West Indies

c)

(3) Atlantic