Columbus
In this year, Columbus started his first voyage. October 12th to be exact
1492
Circumnavigated the globe (the Portuguese guy)
Magellan
The term for Spanish explorers and colonizers
Conquistadors
First sighted the Grand Canyon
Coronado
The best place to surf in Southern California is this aptly named beach
Surfrider Beach
Born Cristoforo Colombo in Genoa, this country
Italy
Circumnavigated the globe (the English guy)
Sir Francis Drake
This means to sail around the world
circumnavigate
First sighted the Pacific Ocean
Balboa
The most popular sport in India, brought to the country by English colonizers
Cricket
Give me 1 of the 3 names of the ships Columbus used on his first voyage
Extra points if you can tell me what ship he was captain of
Nina
Pinta
Santa Maria (he sailed on this one)
The Englishman who sailed up the river that now bears his name
Hudson
Europeans searched for this northern route as a possible way to China and India
Northwest Passage
Claimed Florida for Spain
Ponce de Leon
The greatest city in the world, located in California, was a Spanish settlement, military outpost, and mission
Los Angeles
The native people Columbus encountered called the ____________, gave us the English words for barbecue and hurricane
Taino
First English explorer to reach North America
Cabot
The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases from one side of the Atlantic to the other
Columbian Exchange
Conquered the Aztecs
Cortes
New York City is named for York, England. What it's name as a Dutch settlement
Columbus' first voyage went here (it's called the Dominican Republic and Haiti now)
Hispaniola
French explorer who claimed much of Canada for France
Jacques Cartier
A navigation instrument that measures the position of the stars
astrolabe
Conquered the Inca Empire
Pizarro
The NHL team in Columbus is called
the Blue Jackets