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Name the King of Spain who supported Columbus.

Ferdinand

Ludwig

What country did Leif Eriksson travel from to North America?

Greece

Greenland

How many colonies were first settled in America?

15

13

Name the Queen of Spain who supported Columbus.

Marianna

Isabella

What was Christopher Columbus’ birth city?

Genoa

Rome

What year did Columbus die?

1206

1506

Who lived in America for 1000s of year before Columbus began his voyages?

Native Americans

Native Australians

Name Christopher Columbus’ country of birth.

Italy

Spain

Which direction did Columbus sail as he traveled to the new world.

West

East

What year did Christopher Columbus first arrive in America?

1451

1492

Approximately, what year was Christopher’s Columbus’ birth?

1492

1451

Approximately what year did Leif Eriksson first visit North America?

1000

1200

Name the body of water separating Europe and America.

Indian ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Name the country where the city of Lisbon is located.

Spain

Portugal

Name the ship Columbus and his crew didn't use for the expedition.

Isabella

Niña

Pinta

Santa María

What religion did the King and Queen desire to spread to the rest of the world?

Islam

Catholicism

Name the Greenland explorer who first visited North America

Leif Eriksson

Erik Leifsson

Name the sea Columbus worked and lived on until 1470.

Mediterranean Sea

Vietnamese Sea

Who is often called the man who discovered America?

Vasco da Gamma

Christopher Columbus

Name the continent many Europeans wanted trade with, but had trouble traveling to?

Asia

Australia

In which century was Portugal trying to find an Eastern sea route?

15th

16th

How many years did it take Columbus to get funding for his trip?

7

12

What is the term used for the study of mapmaking?

Cartography

Catholicism

How many voyages in all did Columbus sail towards the west?

3

4