Columbus Day Quiz

• Question 1 out of 12

  Where did the first celebration of Columbus Day occur?

  Washington, D.C.

  New York City, New York

  Boston, Massachusetts

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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• Question 2 out of 12

  When does Columbus Day occur every year?

  Monday, October 8th

  First Monday in October

  Second Monday in October

  Last Monday in October

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• Question 3 out of 12

  Where was Christopher Columbus born?

  Genoa, Italy

  Barcelona, Spain

  Rome, Italy

  Madrid, Spain

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• Question 4 out of 12

  Which of these states does not recognize Columbus day?

  New Jersey

  Virginia

  Delaware

  Oregon

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• Question 5 out of 12

  Which president was the first to recognize Columbus Day?

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Richard Nixon

  Herbert Hoover

  Harry Truman

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• Question 6 out of 12

  How long did Columbus’s voyage on the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria last?

  Three Weeks

  Three Months

  Two Years

  Two Months

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• Question 7 out of 12

  Which countries declined Columbus’s request to fund the voyage?

  Germany, France, and Italy

  Austria, France, and Belgium

  Portugal, England, and France

  Spain, Italy, and Germany

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• Question 8 out of 12

  Which ship was wrecked on the voyage?

  Nina

  Pinta

  Santa Maria

  Both the Pinta and the Santa Maria

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• Question 9 out of 12

  How many voyages total did Columbus make to the New World?

  One

  Two

  Three

  Four

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• Question 10 out of 12

  On what did Columbus base the names of the islands he discovered?

  Religion

  Italian History

  Spanish History

  Locations in Europe

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• Question 11 out of 12

  What kind of shop did Columbus own before sailing on his voyage?

  A Printing Shop

  A Mapmaking and Bookselling Shop

  A Sailing School

  A Market

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• Question 12 out of 12

  What school owns the map that Columbus used to guide his plans?

  Harvard Uniersity

  Columbia University

  Yale University

  Princeton University

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