Indigenous People
The name of the famous native woman, daughter of the Powhatan chief, noted for her association with the Jamestown settlement
Hint: Think Disney
Who is Pocahontas?
(Pocahontas was much younger than depicted during the events of the Disney movie, she was actually probably 11 or 12)
The day designated as Indigenous Peoples' Day in the United States every year
What is the second Monday of October?
Another term for the Indigenous people of the Americas
What is Native American or Indian?
(The term "American Indian" is controversial and most native people consider it offensive. The term originated with Christopher Columbus when he thought he had landed in India.)
The day designated as Columbus day in the United States every year
What is the second Monday of October?
The year Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue
What is 1492?
The name of the monument still being constructed in South Dakota depicting a warrior from the Oglala Lakota tribe
What is Crazy Horse Memorial?
(The monument has been in progress since 1948 and would become the world's second tallest statue upon completion. However, the monument is a bit controversial among the Lakota people)
The first city to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of Columbus Day
What is Berkeley, California?
(It was instituted in 1992 on the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Columbus)
The main reason why Columbus Day became a holiday in the United States
The acceptance of Italian People in the United States, especially how they helped build this country.
What is Italian heritage and pride?
(Columbus Day started gaining popularity during a time when Italian immigrants in the U.S. were being discriminated against and even lynched)
Christopher Columbus' place of birth
What is The Republic of Genoa (modern day Italy)?
Name of Native American tribe that most americans have ancestry in.
Cherokee
Name at least two native tribes of Massachusetts.
Wampanoag
Nauset
Massachusett
The number of voyages that Columbus made to the Americas
What is 4?
(Columbus only made it to mainland Central and South America on his third and forth trips)
The year Columbus Day was first recognized as a federal holiday
What is 1971?
(Some states and municipalities abstain from the holiday)
Where Columbus was trying to get to on his famous journey.
What is India?
How many official Native American Tribes?
Today there are 574 nationally recognized Native American tribes
This U.S. President was the first to formally commemorate Indigenous Peoples' Day along with Columbus Day
Who is Joe Biden?
(He issued the proclamation in 2021)
The estimated percentage of the current population of the United States with at least partial Indigenous ancestry
What is 2.9% (around 9.6 million people)?
(An estimated 1.1% of the U.S. population are full blooded Native Americans)
The city that claims the oldest continuously existing celebration of Columbus Day
What is San Francisco, California?
(The local Italian-American community has held a parade every year since 1868)
Cristopher Columbus' reasoning for why his journey would be possible, which conflicted with most scholars' beliefs at the time.
What is that the Earth was much smaller than had been theorized?
The number of Native American reservations in the United States today
What is 326?
What was the name of the Tribe that was defeated by Hernan Cortez?
Aztecs
Mississippi from thousands of years ago
The date that Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas
What is October 12th, 1492?
(Initially the holiday was celebrated on the 12th each year but it was later changed)
Where Columbus actually landed at the end of his famous journey
What is Guanahaní (an island in the Bahamas)?
(Christopher Columbus never set foot in present day USA and spent the rest of his life claiming that he had reached Asia on his journey)