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| 1 | When was Columbus born? |
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1451 |
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1461 |
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1471 |
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1481 |
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| 2 | How did he get his skills as a navigator? |
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He was thrown out of his home, so had to work as a deck hand for years |
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He read about and talked to many people in Genoa. He gained knowledge without sailing |
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He got married and settled in Lisbon, which allowed him to go on many sea voyages |
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His father was a keen fisherman. They would go out to sea every weekend |
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| 3 | What did Colubus state his ambition was? |
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Money, Wealth and Freedom |
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Gold, God and Cathay |
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Cathay, Freedom and God |
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Money, Cathay and Freedom |
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| 4 | What did he mean by 'Gold'? |
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The sandy colour of the beaches in the USA - the land of opportunity |
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The fortune he could make by bringing back spices and silks from foreign lands |
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The gold he could steal from all the Native American People - it was there to be taken |
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The potential for establishing trade routes between America, India and Europe |
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| 5 | What did he mean by 'God'? |
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He wanted to establish himself as a new God in lands he planned to discover |
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The desire to spread Christianity to non-Christian countries |
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His annoyance at not being able to raise enough money to finance his voyages |
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Who he prayed to daily to ensure his safe passage and ultimate successful return |
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| 6 | What did he mean by 'Cathay'? |
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It was the name of his dear wife. He wanted to find and explore new lands and name them after his beloved |
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An ancient word for aeroplane. Columbus designed and built the first aeroplane and he wanted to fly it to America |
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The ancient word for the Pacific ocean. It was his lifetime dream and goal to reach the Pacific ocean via land |
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'Cathay' was an ancient name for China. Columbus was obsessed with the Far East, and wanted to lead an expedition there |
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| 7 | What theory did Columbus have, different to many people? |
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Ships can sink |
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The world was round |
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The sea is wet |
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America didn't exist |
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| 8 | As many thought he was mad, Columbus found it difficult to raise money to pay for his trip - who eventually helped him? |
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Queen Elizabeth I of England |
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Francis VIII of France |
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Benedict IX of Hungary |
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Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain |
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| 9 | When did Columbus set sail? |
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1490 |
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1491 |
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1492 |
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1493 |
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| 10 | He took three ships - what were they called? |
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Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta |
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Milka, Mina and Santa Claus |
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Geoina, Tesina and Maria Sinta |
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Santa Maria, Nain and Panti |
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| 11 | Why were his crew extremely nervous? |
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Columbus had a drinking problem, so he was a bit odd at times |
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It was usual to sail close to the coast, and Columbus deliberately didn't |
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They had no navigator, just Columbus guessing where they were going |
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They had be warned by the sight of Halley's comet in the sky - a sign of doom? |
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| 12 | What land did the expedition first encounter? |
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Japan |
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Watling Island |
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The United States |
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Cuba |
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| 13 | What mistake did Columbus make when he found land? |
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He thought he was near Japan, very close to the mainland of Asia - so he called his discovery the West Indies |
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Going on the journey with such a morbid and feeble crew - they always complained |
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Not taking gold to barter and trade with the Natives |
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He thought he had reached the mainland of Asia, when really he was nearer Australia |
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| 14 | Why didn't Columbus stay long? |
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The natives were hostile, and wrecked one of his ships - the Santa Maria |
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He found the natives unfriendly |
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He was anxious to return to Spain to report his findings |
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He ran out of money, so had to rush back to Spain |
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| 15 | What disaster happened on Christmas Day 1492? |
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The Santa Maria hit a reef and was wrecked |
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All three of his ships sank |
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Mutiny on board his ships meant they had to sail near to the coast at all times |
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Illness on board his ships caused half of his crew to die |
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| 16 | How did people react to Colubus on his return to Spain |
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He was welcomed like a hero |
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He was laughed at |
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He was insulted |
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He was put in prison |
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| 17 | When did Colubus lead two further expeditions? |
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1494 and 1495 |
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1493 and 1498 |
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1493 and 1489 |
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1483 and 1488 |
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| 18 | What happened to the men Columbus had left behind? |
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They had set up a new Spainish colony |
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They had barely survived on bread and water |
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They had explored all of America |
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They had been killed by the natives |
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| 19 | Columbus set up a new settlement - how successful was he? |
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Very successful, created wealth and success for all |
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He governed badly and mistreated both Spanish and natives |
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He was incompetent and failed to get anything done properly |
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He was never there, he was always off exploring |
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| 20 | Columbus felt misunderstood - what final request that he made shows this? |
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He asked to be forgiven for everthing he did |
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He asked to be rewarded for his amazing discoveries |
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He asked to be buried with chains as a reminder of how he had been treated |
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He asked to be buried at sea, neaby to the wreck of the Santa Maria, the place where things had begun to go wrong |
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