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Christopher Columbus
Ponce de Leon
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Short Answer
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100
What country paid for Columbus' voyage?
Spain
100
What was Ponce de Leon hoping to find?
The Fountain of Youth
100
Describe El Dorado/Cibola
A city of gold
100
What was life like for the people who lived in El Dorado, according to the legend?
Never sick, hungry or thirsty.
100
What is your favorite color?
Answers will vary :)
200
What were the conditions like for the sailors on Columbus' voyages?
Long days at sea, dirty clothes, sickness, tired, etc...
200
How did Ponce de Leon die?
Poisonous arrow wound to the neck
200
What country was Coronado living in when he started his exploration to find El Dorado?
He was a government official in Mexico.
200
What were spices used for in the 1500s?
To preserve and enhance the flavor of meat and other foods
200
What is 272 divided by 4?
68
300
In what city and country was Columbus born?
Genoa, Italy
300
What island did Ponce de Leon explore and become governor of?
Puerto Rico
300
What large canyon did Coronado and his men discover?
The Grand Canyon
300
Give one reason why we should NOT celebrate Columbus Day.
Mistreated Native Americans, Never found what he was looking for, etc...
300
Who was the first Spaniard to explore lands that are now part of the United States?
Juan Ponce de Leon
400
What are the names of the King & Queen of Spain
Queen Isabella & King Ferdinand
400
Where did the name Florida come from?
It means flower in Spanish
400
What did Coronado find instead of a city of gold?
Native American huts made of mud & grass, Grand Canyon & Rio Grande.
400
Give one reason why we SHOULD celebrate Columbus Day
Great sailor, explorer, Italian American heritage, etc...
400
Did Columbus ever discover land that is now part of the U.S.A?
Nope
500
What are the names of the 3 ships that Columbus took on his first voyage?
Nina, Pinta & the Santa Maria
500
Did Ponce de Leon know Columbus?
Historians disagree, but most believe he sailed with Columbus on his second voyage.
500
Why did Coronado live out the rest of his life ashamed and in disgrace?
He never found the cities of gold he had hoped to find.
500
Why did Columbus name the Native Americans he found "Indians"?
He thought he had made it to Asia and had landed in India.
500
What are the 3 things that Columbus believed when he went on his first voyage?
1. The world was round 2. He could find a shortcut to Asia by sailing west 3. The world was much smaller than it actually is