Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Christopher Columbus

1. Explorer Christopher Columbus sailed west from Europe in 1492 under the flag of which king?

Henry IV

Ferdinand

Wilhelm

Ivan

Jason

2. Columbus and his men sighted land on October 12 of what year?

1560

1490

1492

1400

1776

3. Columbus sailed out determined would be a better route to where?

Africa

Antarctica

Australia

Asia

North Pole

4. How many trips to the New World did Columbus make?

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

5. What are the names of the three ships Columbus set sail with?

Nina, Pinta, Santo Domingo

Nina, Pinto, Santa Maria

Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

Tina, Pino, Santo Fernando

Isabella, Ferdinand, El Bullo

6. What is the name of the era in which Columbus set sail?

Age of Inquiry

Age of Discovery

Age of Spices

Age of Gold

Inquisition

7. The federal holiday of Columbus Day was made by possible due to the lobbying efforts of what group?

Columbian Order

Knights of Columbus

The Magi

The Templars

The Masons

8. Where was Columbus from?

Spain

Portugal

Great Britain

France

Italy

9. When Columbus sighted Cuba and Hispaniola, he thought he was seeing which two countries?

China and India

China and Singapore

Malaysia and Indonesia

India and Peru

Japan and China

10. Which World's Fair was designed to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus's discovery?

Paris

Berlin

New York

San Francisco

Chicago