Numbers and Dates
The year Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic.
When was 1492?
Who were the monarchs that funded Columbus' voyage?
Who were King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
I am not native to Ireland, which might surprise you, considering how dependent on me the Irish came to be.
What is the potato?
"I presented them with some red caps, and strings of glass beads to wear upon the neck, and many other trifles of small value, wherewith they were much delighted, and became wonderfully attached to us. Afterwards, they came swimming to the boats where we were, bringing parrots, balls of cotton thread, javelins, and many other things which they exchanged for articles we gave them...in fact they accepted anything and gave what they had with the utmost goodwill."
Who was Christopher Columbus?
Ferdinand Magellan sailed into the Pacific with how many men?
In 1507, a German mapmaker named the new continent after me.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
Two items introduced Europe during the Crusades.
What was nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, or peper?
Roughly, how many nautical miles is it from Europe to America?
What is 3000 miles?
"To serve God and His Majesty, to give light to those who were in darkness and to grow rich as all men desire to do."
Who was Bernal Díaz del Castillo?
Only this many man survived the first voyage that circumnavigated the globe.
What is 18?
Portuguese prince who seen the wealth in Africa and supported exploration.
Who was Henry?
Who were the Italians?
Upon which island did Christopher Columbus land?
What was San Salvador?
I was the leader of the Aztecs, and I was captured by Cortés.
Who was Montezuma II?
Cortés lands on the shores of Mexico.
When was 1519?
Columbus' three ships.
What were the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María?
I was brought to the Americas by the Spanish and made possible the American cowboy.
What is the horse?
Which country claims the Philippines?
What is Spain?
"It was my wish to bypass no island without taking possession"
Christopher Columbus
How many men reached the Aztec capital with Cortes?
What is 600 men?
Who was the explorer who claimed the Philippines in 1521?
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
This was introduced to the world when explores came across locals that "drank smoke". First used medicinally, later recreationally.
What is tobacco?
Which two countries formed an East India Company?
I was a Spanish conquistador that destroyed the Incan people.
Who was Francisco Pizarro?