- 1. What year did Columbus briefly land on the South American mainland?
A) 1498
B) 1505
C) 1492
D) 1521
- 2. When did Columbus first reach the Americas?
A) 1492
B) 1510
C) 1500
D) 1530
- 3. Which country was Columbus sailing for when he landed on the South American mainland?
A) France
B) Portugal
C) Spain
D) England
- 4. Which Italian city was Columbus born in?
A) Genoa
B) Florence
C) Milan
D) Venice
- 5. What title did Columbus receive in Spain for his discoveries in the Americas?
A) Admiral of the Ocean Sea
B) Governor of the Caribbean
C) Viceroy of the West Indies
D) Captain of the New World
- 6. Which of Columbus's ships did not return to Spain after his first voyage to the Americas in 1492?
A) Santa Maria
B) Pinta
C) Mayflower
D) Nina
- 7. What was the name of the first island Columbus landed on in the Bahamas during his first voyage?
A) Hispaniola
B) Puerto Rico
C) Cuba
D) San Salvador
- 8. Which monarchs of Spain funded Columbus's famous voyage in 1492?
A) Louis and Anne
B) Philip and Joanna
C) Isabella and Ferdinand
D) Charles and Maria
- 9. What was the name of the treaty signed by Portugal and Spain in 1494 that divided the newly discovered lands between the two countries?
A) Treaty of Tordesillas
B) Treaty of Lisbon
C) Treaty of Granada
D) Treaty of Cordoba
- 10. In what year did Columbus die, believing until the end that he had reached the Asian continent?
A) 1512
B) 1523
C) 1506
D) 1499
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