The dance that honored the gods and but was thought ungodly by missionaries.
What is the hula?
100
This man landed on the island of Hispaniola but thought he made it to Asia. We celebrate his "discovery" every year.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
Ponce de Leon was really looking for gold but legend says he was looking for this.
What is the Fountain of Youth?
100
The Plains people used this animal for almost everything.
What is the buffalo?
100
When the Native Americans were sent to reservations, government officials were often dishonest and stole things. Name at least one thing they stole.
What is supplies and money?
200
This animal represent the holy spirit or godlike beings to the ancient Hawaiians.
What is the bird?
200
This man landed in North America 500 years before Columbus and may have been the first European in the Americas.
Who is Leaf Erikson?
200
Panfilo de Narvaez was not known for his kindness to the Native Americans and apparently not for his swimming skills either, since he died by __________.
What is drowning?
200
This small area of land was set aside for Native Americans.
What is a reservation?
200
Native Americans traded with people from this country, located across from Alaska, to get iron.
What is Russia?
300
This man landed on Hawaii and was killed in battle for reasons we may never know.
Who was Captain Cook?
300
Explorers coming to the New World hoped to find this item to make them rich and famous. There was none.
What is gold?
300
French Huguenots began a settlement in Florida so they could have religious __________.
What is freedom?
300
There are many groups of Native Americans, name at least one.
What are the Eastern Woodland, Plains, Great Basin, Pacific Northwest, California, and Southwest groups?
300
This state was the first part of North America that the explorers landed on. Hint: Mrs. Gray is from here.
What is Florida?
400
8,000 years ago people from this country migrated south and throughout islands until they came to Hawaii.
What is China?
400
Many sailors and explorers feared mythological creatures, such as these fishlike creatures that weren't so "little" in the Pirates of the Carribbean.
What are mermaids?
400
This country was not happy that France built a settlement in Florida.
What is Spain?
400
The Eastern Woodland people and other groups of Native Americans would sometimes arrange this between two people. Nowadays, most people fall in love instead.
What is marriage?
400
The story of the explorer Juan Ortiz and how he was saved by the chief's daughter may have been the inspiration for the story of John Smith and this famous Native American.
Who is Pocahontas?
500
This group of people used canoes to travel across oceans and eventually became the first Hawaiians.
Who are the Polynesians?
500
This was considered the first highway and was used by merchants to trade silk, spices, and even people.
What is the Silk Road?
500
Hernando de Soto was the first explorer to cross the Mississippi River but he was also buried there when he died of this.
What is a fever?
500
The Native Americans played many games. Name at least one.
What are tug-of-war, foot racing, filed hockey, lacrosse, wrestling, target practice, buffalo hunt, and stick fighting.
500
Christopher Columbus is buried here. Hint: it's a trick question.