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text: Which country did Christopher Columbus believe he had reached following his discovery of the Bahamas?, correct: Japan, incorrect: Mongolia,India,Australia, fun fact: Columbus initially discovered a faster way to travel from Europe to trade-rich Asia. Because Asia was known in the Old World as the "Indies," Columbus referred to American natives as "Indians.",text: Christopher Columbus was chained in the New World and sent back to the Old World in 1500 after serving as the governor of which island?, correct: Hispaniola, incorrect: The Bahamas,Cuba,Jamaica, fun fact: Columbus was stripped of his governorship after accusations of mismanagement and mistreatment of natives. Many of these claims were spread by a political rival who wanted Columbus's position.,text: Which Caribbean island housed Christopher Columbus's remains from 1795 to 1898?, correct: Cuba, incorrect: Hispaniola,The Bahamas,Tortuga, fun fact: After being sent to Cuba for over a century, Columbus's remains were finally interred for good in Spain.,text: What was the name of the initial settlement that Christopher Columbus founded on Hispaniola?, correct: La Navidad, incorrect: Jamestown,Nuevo Paraiso,La Isabela, fun fact: La Navidad, Spanish for "Christmas," was so-called because Columbus rounded Hispaniola on Christmas Eve, 1492.,text: "La Gallega" was the nickname for which of Christopher Columbus's three ships?, correct: Santa Maria, incorrect: La Pinta,La Nina,Santa Clara, fun fact: Spanish ships were traditionally named after saints, though sailors tended to give their vessels more rustic nicknames. "La Gallega" referred to the region where the boat was built.,text: How many countries refused to provide financial support for Christopher Columbus's proposed westward voyage?, correct: Three, incorrect: None,Two,Five, fun fact: England, Portugal, and France all refused Columbus's request for funding because they believed that he was not planning to sail far enough to reach Asia.,text: In 1476, a ship that Christopher Columbus was sailing aboard was attacked by pirates from which country?, correct: France, incorrect: Holland,Spain,England, fun fact: French pirates sank Columbus's vessel, but he survived by clinging to a piece of wreckage and swimming to friendly Portugal.,text: How old was Christopher Columbus when he first went to sea?, correct: 14 years old, incorrect: 18 years old,25 years old,31 years old, fun fact: By his early twenties, Columbus made merchant voyages throughout the Mediterranean Sea.,text: After his famous voyage in 1492, how many additional trips did Christopher Columbus make to the Americas?, correct: Three, incorrect: Two,None,Four, fun fact: Columbus sailed back to the Americas in 1493, 1498, and 1502 and was later buried in the New World.
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Christopher Columbus
Which country did Christopher Columbus believe he had reached following his discovery of the Bahamas?
Australia
India
Mongolia
Japan
