Quiz: How Much You Know About Christopher Columbus Italian Explorer?

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Christopher Columbus, one must have heard of him often in their history textbooks. One of the most known name who was a great explorer of all times and a genius mind who was an inspiration for many. Christopher Columbus is basically an Italian explorer who also discovered India which was at that time called Hindostan. He was also a navigator as well as a colonist who did many voyages and discovered many countries. Let us now look at this interesting trivia quiz and see how much you store knowledge about the very amazing and inspirational explorer Christopher Columbus!

Questions Excerpt


1. What did the Christopher decided to call the treasures of Aragon when the native Americans called the first land Columbus reached "Guanaham"?

A. San Salvador

B. Recto Hopper

C. Grey Sands

D. Tree Falls

2. When was Christopher Columbus born?

A. 1400

B. 1456

C. 1490

D. 1451

3. When did Christopher Columbus died?

A. 6 february, 1556

B. 12 august, 1500

C. 20 may, 1506

D. 18 september, 1590

4. How did the first people he found react when they saw the Spanish. According to Columbus' letter, when he came to an island that he called Juana, he believed he had reached Cathay or China?

A. They went for a ride

B. They fought

C. They walked

D. They fled at once

5. What were the things required in order for Columbus to travel the seas, he needed to know that were, and still are, most important to sea traveling?

A. About heights

B. Time lapses

C. Weather study

D. Study of stars and waterways

6. What kind of gifts did he give to them on his first voyage, as Columbus encountered natives who were willing to communicate, he made a point to give them gifts?

A. Pen

B. Cloth

C. Food

D. Autograph

7. How many of these ships crossed the Atlantic On August 3, 1492 when Columbus left from the southern Spanish harbour of Palos?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

8. What did he notice on his first voyage, as Columbus began to encounter more people, he noticed something that he called "remarkable"?

A. All the native people were dressed the same.

B. All the native people wanted to meet the King of Spain.

C. All the native people had no hair.

D. All of the native people could understand each other.

9. which island or piece of land was this colony erected where Later on his first voyage, Columbus erected a small colony in the new world, called La Navidad?

A. Hispaniola

B. San Endour

C. The Grey Places

D. Highlights

10. Which date did Columbus set sail when Columbus' dreams of sea exploration finally came to light?

A. January 16, 1956

B. September 12, 1945

C. August 2, 1942

D. March 27, 1967

11. What did he name of the settlement on his first voyage, that Columbus named one of the islands he found Hispaniola?

A. Navidad

B. Erecta

C. Sea Shores

D. Grey Plots

12. Which of the following islands was NOT discovered on his second voyage when Columbus chose a more southerly route to the Americas. He first saw land at the island of Dominica

A. Guadeloupe

B. Puerto Rico

C. Jamaica

D. Trinidad

13. What was his first stop on his route whileColumbus had several destination stops mapped out for this, his first voyage ?

A. The Canary Islands

B. The Andaman Nicobar Islands

C. The Grey Island

D. The Hetchworth Place

14. What did he describe in the letter sent to Spain at the completion of his first voyage, Columbus does indeed say that he encountered monsters?

A. The succesful voyage

B. A tribe of cannibals

C. Discovered places

D. Hidden islands

15. Where was Christopher Columbus burried?

A. Italy

B. India

C. China

D. Spain

 

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