Question 1

Which three ships did Christopher Columbus command on his first voyage to the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Santa Maria, Pinta, and Niña

Answer

Golden Hind, Nao Santa Maria, and Vasa

Answer

Victoria, Endeavour, and Mayflower

Answer

Discovery, Susan Constant, and Godspeed

Question 2

What was the name of the treaty between Spain and Portugal that divided the newly discovered lands?

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Tordesillas

Answer

Treaty of Westphalia

Answer

Treaty of Versailles

Answer

Treaty of Utrecht

Question 3

What was the name of the island where Christopher Columbus first made landfall in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Guanahani

Answer

Madagascar

Answer

Cuba

Answer

Hispaniola

Question 4

Who is credited with discovering America?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus

Answer

John F. Kennedy

Answer

George Washington

Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 5

Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyages?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Answer

Portugal

Answer

France

Answer

England

Question 6

Which year did Christopher Columbus discover America?

Accepted Answer

1492

Answer

1620

Answer

1515

Answer

1607

Question 7

Which monarch of Spain sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyages?

Accepted Answer

Queen Isabella

Answer

King Ferdinand

Answer

King Charles V

Answer

King Philip II

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