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Puerto Rican History Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An ______________________ is a group of islands.

a)

archipelagos

b)

mountains

c)

islands

d)

oceans

2.

__________________ are land surrounded by water.

a)
islands
b)

ocean

c)

mountains

3.

Puerto Rico is ___________________, which means there are many mountains.

a)
mountainous
b)

tropical

c)

small

4.

____________________________ is the capital of Puerto Rico.

a)
San Juan
b)

Vieques

c)

Ponce

5.

Christopher Columbus was an _________________ sailor and explorer.

a)
Italian
b)

German

c)

French

6.

Christopher Columbus arrived in Puerto Rico in _____________.

a)
1493
b)

1993

c)

1943

7.

Christopher Columbus traveled from _________________ to Puerto Rico.

a)
Spain
b)

Italy

c)

France

8.

He was looking for _____________________.

a)
spices and gold
b)

money and shipt

c)

treasure

9.

The names of his ships were:

a)

La Pinta, La Niña, La Santa Maria

b)

La Nena, La Maria, La Niña

c)

La Mona, La Santa, La Pinta

10.

Who already lived in Puerto Rico when Christopher Columbus arrived?

a)
The Tainos
b)

The Spanish

c)

The Italians

d)

The Indians

11.

The Tainos called Puerto Rico ________________.

a)
Borikén
b)

San Juan

c)

Ponce

d)

Puerto Rico

12.

The Spanish took control of the island and called it __________________________.

a)
Puerto Rico
b)

Boriken

c)

San Juan Bautsta