Puerto Rican History Quiz

An ______________________ is a group of islands.

• archipelagos

• mountains

• islands

• oceans

__________________ are land surrounded by water.

• islands
• ocean

• mountains

Puerto Rico is ___________________, which means there are many mountains.

• mountainous
• tropical

• small

____________________________ is the capital of Puerto Rico.

• San Juan
• Vieques

• Ponce

Christopher Columbus was an _________________ sailor and explorer.

• Italian
• German

• French

Christopher Columbus arrived in Puerto Rico in _____________.

• 1493
• 1993

• 1943

Christopher Columbus traveled from _________________ to Puerto Rico.

• Spain
• Italy

• France

He was looking for _____________________.

• spices and gold
• money and shipt

• treasure

The names of his ships were:

• La Pinta, La Niña, La Santa Maria

• La Nena, La Maria, La Niña

• La Mona, La Santa, La Pinta

Who already lived in Puerto Rico when Christopher Columbus arrived?

• The Tainos
• The Spanish

• The Italians

• The Indians