Columbus first voyage
Columbus sailed west under the sponsorship of the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. This topic is part of Exploration within History. This page currently draws on 5 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
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Columbus first voyage trivia questions
In what year did Christopher Columbus begin his first Atlantic voyage?
Answer: 1492
Bonus fact: Columbus sailed west under the sponsorship of the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella.
Which of Columbus's three ships was his flagship on the first voyage?
Answer: Santa María
Bonus fact: The Santa María ran aground near Hispaniola, leaving Columbus to return to Spain on the Niña.
On which island group did Columbus first make landfall in the Americas?
Answer: The Bahamas
Bonus fact: The exact island is debated, but Columbus called it San Salvador.
Columbus's first voyage used the Niña, Pinta, and what third ship?
Answer: Santa María
Bonus fact: Santa María was the flagship.
Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic in 1492 sailing for which country?
Answer: Spain
Bonus fact: Spain's monarchs sponsored Columbus's first voyage.