Christopher Columbus
What country was Christopher Columbus from?
What is Italy?
Which Native American woman did John Smith claim saved his life and allegedly fell in love with him?
Who is Pocahantas?
William Bradford sailed to the North America on the Mayflower. Which group of people who wanted to separate from the Church of England was he a part of?
Who were the pilgrims?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa explored the New World and claimed land for what European country?
What is Spain?
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca is a conquistador from Spain. What does does his last name "Cabeza de Vaca" mean in English?
What is "head of a cow" or "cow's head"?
What were the names of Columbus's 3 ships?
What country did John Smith come from?
What is England?
Since William Bradford came to North America on the Mayflower, what is the name of the place he landed?
What is Plymouth Rock?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa walked across through this central American country, which now has a canal to allow ships through. What is this country's name?
What is Panama?
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca spent eight years in what is now known as the Lone Star State. What is the name of that state?
What is Texas?
What country did Christopher Columbus think he had landed on?
What is India?
What was the name of the first permanent colony John Smith established in North America?
What is Jamestown?
Which present-day state is Plymouth Rock located in?
What is Massachusetts?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first European to see this ocean. What is its name?
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Núñez helped the Spanish expedition under Pánfilo de Narváez that reached what is now Florida in 1528. His job was to manage money for the group. What is the official title for this role?
What is treasurer?
Which two monarchs of Spain financed Christopher Columbus's voyages?
Who are Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand?
Which monarch did John Smith name his colony after?
Who is King James the First?
William Bradford served in this political role for Plymouth Colony multiple times during his life. What is the highest political office that a person can serve for a state? (Clue: Brian Kemp serves in this role currently for GA.)
What is governor?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa founded Santa María la Antigua del Darién, first permanent European settlement in South America. It is located in which present-day country that borders Panama to the south?
What is Colombia?
From November 1541 to March 1542, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca blazed a route from Santos, Brazil, to Asunción, the capital of what country?
What is Paraguay?
What island did Christopher Columbus actually land on?
What is Hispaniola (present day Dominican Republic and Haiti)?
What was the highest rank John Smith earned while serving in the military?
What is captain?
This famous American actor is descended from William Bradford. He has starred in The Mule, Gran Torino, Cry Macho and directed Million Dollar Baby, American Sniper, Richard Jewell.
Who is Clint Eastwood?
What were the explorer-soldiers of the 15th and 16th centuries Spanish and Portuguese Empires called? Vasco Nunez de Balboa, along with people like Hernando de Soto, Juan Ponce de Leon, and Francisco Pizarro, were one of them.
What were conquistadors?
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca remained in Spain and died in this city, the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia, in 1559. What is the name of the city?
What is Sevilla?