Columbus
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19Q.
Besides ships, what did Columbus receive for his journey west? -
19A.
ninety men, and food and supplies to last a month -
21Q.
When did Columbus discover the Americas for Europe? -
21A.
1492 -
6Q.
What countries did the Indies include? -
6A.
China, Japan, and India -
3Q
What type of job did Christopher Columbus's father and grandfather have? -
3A
weavers -
23Q.
Columbus thought that he had discovered a new route to the ---. -
23A.
Indies -
25Q.
Why did Columbus name the people he met "Indians"? -
25A.
He thought he had landed in the Indies. -
27Q.
What title did Columbus get for discovering the Americas for Europe? -
27A.
Admiral of the Ocean Sea -
7Q.
8Q.
When Columbus became a sailor, a ship he was on was attacked by pirates. What country did he swim to the shore of? -
8A.
Portugal -
28Q.
How many voyages did Columbus make to the Americas?
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28A.
He made four voyages. -
16Q.
What countries refused to give Columbus ships? -
16A.
England, France and Portugal -
11Q.
Columbus wanted to get to the Indies to get ---. -
11A
gold, jewels, spices and silk -
13Q.
Most people during Columbus's time thought the world was round, but they thought it was ----. -
13A.
a lot smaller -
24Q.
Columbus named the island he first landed on ----. -
24A.
San Salvadore -
20Q.
What were three of the reasons why the crew of Columbus's voyage would be afraid? -
20A.
1. running out of food
2. wind would not blow in the right direction to bring them back to Spain
3. monsters would be in the water
- 1Q. What year was Christopher Columbus born?
- 1A. 1451
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14Q.
Why did people in Columbus's time think that the world was smaller than it really was? -
14A.
They didn't know about North and South America. -
22Q.
Why is this sentence false?
"Columbus discovered the Americas." -
22A.
There were already people living on North and South America for thousands of years. -
17Q.
What country told Columbus that they might give him ships when they had the money? -
17A.
Spain -
5Q.
Columbus read stories written by --------. This made him dream of going to the Indies. -
5A.
Marco Polo -
15Q.
How did people during Columbus's time get to the Indies? -
15A.
They went by land, or they went around the continent of Africa. -
2Q
How long ago was Columbus born? -
2A
551 years ago -
18Q.
How many ships did the king and queen of Spain give Columbus for his journey? What were the ship's names? -
18A.
Columbus was given three ships. Their name's were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. -
12Q.
Columbus thought that he could get to the Indies by going ---. -
12A.
west -
9Q.
While in Portugal, Columbus worked with his brother in a shop that sold ---- and ----. -
9A.
maps and books -
4Q.
What country was Columbus born? -
4A
Italy -
10Q.
When Columbus worked in the map and book shop, he would often talk to sailors who had been to the ----- and back again. -
10A.
Indies -
29Q.
Christopher Columbus never believed that he had found
-----. -
29A.
a New World unknown to the people of Europe -
26Q.
Why did the king and queen of Spain give Columbus 17 ships and 1,000 for his second voyage west? -
26A.
The trip was not as risky now that Columbus had reached land by going west.