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Where was Christopher Columbus born?
A. Spain
B. Portugal
C. Italy
D. England
C. Italy
What was Columbus's Italian name?
A. Cristoforo Colombo
B. Cristóbal Colón
C. Leif Erikson
D. Amerigo Vespucci
Answer: A – Cristoforo Colombo
What did Columbus want to find?
A. A route to Africa
B. A shorter sea route to Asia
C. A route to Australia
D. A new route to Greenland
B. A shorter sea route to Asia
Who financed Columbus's expedition?
A. King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I of Spain
B. King James I of England
C. Erik the Red
D. Sir Walter Raleigh
Answer: A – King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I of Spain
What was the Silk Road?
A. A sea route to America
B. A network of trade routes connecting Europe and Asia
C. A road through England
D. A Viking route to Greenland
Answer: B – A network of trade routes connecting Europe and Asia
How many ships did Columbus have on his first expedition?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D. 10
Answer: B – 3
What was the largest of Columbus's three ships?
A. Mayflower
B. Santa María
C. Vinland
D. San Salvador
Answer: B – Santa María
What did Columbus NOT have during his voyage?
A. Sailors
B. Ships
C. GPS
D. Food
Answer: C – GPS
What did Europeans want from Asia?
A. Spices, silk and porcelain
B. Tobacco and potatoes
C. Corn and tomatoes
D. Horses and cattle
Answer: A – Spices, silk and porcelain
What route did the Portuguese eventually find to India?
A. Around Africa
B. Across the Atlantic
C. Through Greenland
D. Through North America
Answer: A – Around Africa
What did Columbus underestimate?
A. The number of sailors
B. The size of the Earth
C. The amount of gold
D. The size of Spain
Answer: B – The size of the Earth
When did Columbus leave Spain?
A. 1400
B. 1451
C. 1492
D. 1507
Answer: C – 1492
Which ocean did Columbus cross?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Arctic Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean
Answer: D – Atlantic Ocean
Who reportedly spotted land first on Columbus' first expedition?
A. Rodrigo de Triana
B. Leif Erikson
C. John Rolfe
D. Amerigo Vespucci
A. Rodrigo de Triana
Where did Columbus first arrive?
A. Canada
B. The Caribbean
C. England
D. Mexico
Answer: B – The Caribbean
What did Columbus think he had reached?
A. Africa
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. Australia
Answer: C – Asia
Which Indigenous people did Columbus encounter in the Caribbean?
A. Wampanoag
B. Powhatan
C. Taíno
D. Cherokee
Answer: C – Taíno
How did the Taíno initially react to the Europeans?
A. They immediately attacked them
B. They ignored them
C. They welcomed and traded with them
D. They left the Caribbean
Answer: C – They welcomed and traded with them
What caused the relationship between Europeans and Taíno to become violent?
A. The Europeans wanted land, gold and forced labour
B. The Taíno wanted to move to Spain
C. The Europeans wanted to leave America
D. The Taíno destroyed the ships
Answer: A – The Europeans wanted land, gold and forced labour
What did Columbus become in Spanish territories?
A. King
B. Governor and viceroy
C. Pope
D. Prime Minister
Answer: B – Governor and viceroy
Which of these was NOT one of the “4 Gs”?
A. Gold
B. Goods
C. God
D. Geography
Answer: D – Geography
Which diseases caused enormous population losses among Indigenous peoples?
A. Malaria and cancer
B. Smallpox, measles and influenza
C. Diabetes and asthma
D. Cholera and tuberculosis only
Answer: B – Smallpox, measles and influenza
Why were Indigenous peoples especially vulnerable to European diseases?
A. They had never encountered many of these diseases before
B. They had no food
C. They lived in Europe
D. They refused medicine
Answer: A – They had never encountered many of these diseases before
What happened to Columbus in 1500?
A. He became king
B. He discovered America
C. He was arrested and sent back to Spain in chains
D. He founded Jamestown
Answer: C – He was arrested and sent back to Spain in chains
When did Columbus die?
A. 1492
B. 1500
C. 1506
D. 1618
Answer: C – 1506
What was the Columbian Exchange?
A. A war between Spain and England
B. The exchange of plants, animals, diseases and people between continents
C. A trade agreement between Vikings
D. A new European currency
Answer: B – The exchange of plants, animals, diseases and people between continents
Which food travelled from the Americas to Europe?
A. Potatoes
B. Rice
C. Wheat
D. Oranges
Answer: A – Potatoes
Which animals were introduced to the Americas by Europeans?
A. Kangaroos and koalas
B. Horses, cattle, pigs and sheep
C. Tigers and elephants
D. Penguins and polar bears
Answer: B – Horses, cattle, pigs and sheep
Who argued that the lands Columbus reached were not Asia?
A. Leif Erikson
B. Walter Raleigh
C. Amerigo Vespucci
D. John Rolfe
Answer: C – Amerigo Vespucci
When did Amerigo Vespucci make this argument?
A. 1492
B. 1503
C. 1607
D. 1620
Answer: B – 1503
Who published a map using the name “America”?
A. Martin Waldseemüller
B. Christopher Columbus
C. King Ferdinand
D. Erik the Red
Answer: A – Martin Waldseemüller
When was the name “America” used on Waldseemüller's map?
A. 1492
B. 1503
C. 1507
D. 1585
Answer: C – 1507
Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?
A. An English explorer, soldier, writer and politician
B. A Spanish king
C. A Viking explorer
D. An Indigenous leader
Answer: A – An English explorer, soldier, writer and politician
What did Raleigh want England to establish?
A. A Viking settlement
B. Colonies in North America
C. A new Silk Road
D. A colony in India
Answer: B – Colonies in North America
Which was a major problem at Jamestown?
A. Too much food
B. Disease and contaminated water
C. Too many ships
D. Too many women
Answer: B – Disease and contaminated water
What happened to the Roanoke settlers?
A. They returned to England together
B. They disappeared
C. They moved to Spain
D. They founded Jamestown
Answer: B – They disappeared
What famous word was found carved into a tree at Roanoke?
A. VINLAND
B. JAMESTOWN
C. CROATOAN
D. AMERICA
Answer: C – CROATOAN
What is the Roanoke Colony often called?
A. The Golden Colony
B. The Lost Colony
C. The Viking Colony
D. The First Colony
Answer: B – The Lost Colony
When was Jamestown established?
A. 1492
B. 1585
C. 1607
D. 1620
Answer: C – 1607
What was the “Starving Time”?
A. A period when Jamestown suffered from severe hunger and starvation
B. A Viking winter
C. A journey across the Atlantic
D. A war in England
Answer: A – A period when Jamestown suffered from severe hunger and starvation
Where was Jamestown established?
A. Virginia
B. Massachusetts
C. Newfoundland
D. Florida
Answer: A – Virginia
Who established Jamestown?
A. The Virginia Company
B. The Spanish Crown
C. The Vikings
D. The Wampanoag
Answer: A – The Virginia Company
What is a joint-stock company?
A. A company where one king owns everything
B. A business where many people invest money together
C. A group of soldiers
D. A religious organisation
Answer: B – A business where many people invest money together
About how many men and boys arrived at Jamestown in 1607?
A. 25
B. 50
C. 104
D. 500
Answer: C – About 104
Who controlled the area around Jamestown?
A. The Taíno
B. The Wampanoag
C. The Powhatan people
D. The Vikings
Answer: C – The Powhatan people
What was the relationship between the Powhatan and English like?
A. Always peaceful
B. Always violent
C. Complicated, involving trade, food, negotiation and violence
D. They never met
Answer: C – Complicated, involving trade, food, negotiation and violence
Who was Pocahontas?
A. The daughter of a Powhatan leader
B. The daughter of Columbus
C. An English queen
D. A Viking explorer
Answer: A – The daughter of a Powhatan leader
What name was Pocahontas given after converting to Christianity?
A. Elizabeth
B. Rebecca
C. Isabella
D. Mary
Answer: B – Rebecca
Who did Pocahontas marry?
A. Christopher Columbus
B. John Rolfe
C. Sir Walter Raleigh
D. Erik the Red
Answer: B – John Rolfe
What crop became very important to Jamestown?
A. Wheat
B. Rice
C. Tobacco
D. Potatoes
Answer: C – Tobacco
Who helped develop tobacco cultivation for European markets?
A. John Rolfe
B. Leif Erikson
C. Amerigo Vespucci
D. Massasoit
Answer: A – John Rolfe
In what year did Africans begin arriving in Jamestown?
A. 1492
B. 1585
C. 1607
D. 1619
Answer: D – 1619
What was the Mayflower?
A. A colony
B. A ship
C. A company
D. A settlement
Answer: B – A ship
Who travelled on the Mayflower?
A. Vikings
B. Pilgrims
C. Spanish soldiers
D. Powhatan leaders
Answer: B – Pilgrims
Why did the Pilgrims leave Europe?
A. They wanted to find gold
B. They wanted to escape religious persecution
C. They wanted to join the Vikings
D. They wanted to find Asia
Answer: B – They wanted to escape religious persecution
Where did the Mayflower passengers eventually settle?
A. Jamestown, Virginia
B. Roanoke Island
C. Plymouth, Massachusetts
D. Newfoundland
Answer: C – Plymouth, Massachusetts
Why didn't the Pilgrims reach Jamestown?
A. Their ship sank
B. A storm forced them north
C. They changed their minds
D. The English king stopped them
Answer: B – A storm forced them north
About how many Pilgrims travelled on the Mayflower?
A. 50
B. 75
C. 102
D. 250
Answer: C – 102
Who had already lived in the Plymouth region for generations?
A. The Wampanoag
B. The Vikings
C. The Spanish
D. The Powhatan
Answer: A – The Wampanoag
Who was Massasoit?
A. A Spanish king
B. A Wampanoag leader
C. A Viking explorer
D. An English governor
Answer: B – A Wampanoag leader
Why was Indigenous knowledge important to the Plymouth settlers?
A. It helped the newcomers survive
B. It helped them sail to Europe
C. It helped them build castles
D. It helped them find Asia
Answer: A – It helped the newcomers survive
What happened to relations between English colonists and Indigenous peoples as settlements expanded?
A. They always became better
B. They stayed exactly the same
C. They eventually deteriorated
D. They completely disappeared
Answer: C – They eventually deteriorated
Which came FIRST?
A. Jamestown
B. Columbus's voyage
C. Leif Erikson's voyage
D. The Mayflower
Answer: C – Leif Erikson's voyage
Which came LAST?
A. Columbus reaches the Caribbean
B. Roanoke is established
C. Jamestown is established
D. The Mayflower reaches Plymouth
Answer: D – The Mayflower reaches Plymouth
Which order is correct?
A. Columbus → Vikings → Jamestown → Plymouth
B. Vikings → Columbus → Jamestown → Plymouth
C. Jamestown → Columbus → Vikings → Plymouth
D. Plymouth → Jamestown → Columbus → Vikings
Answer: B – Vikings → Columbus → Jamestown → Plymouth