COLUMBUS DAY! - Clue Search Puzzles - Combining Trivia, Crosswords, and Word Search Puzzles for Classroom Use, Homeschooling and Brain Exercises!

It is a myth that many Europeans of the time thought the Earth was __

Columbus made a total of __ voyages to the New World

Columbus' report of __ in the new world led to many more voyages

The Midwestern U.S. city of Columbus, __ was named for him

Columbus underestimated the trip, and was __ to reach land

The Columbia __ starts in British Columbia and ends at the Pacific

__ Depardieu played Columbus in the movie 1492

The goal of exploration then was to find an ocean route to the __

__ Americans had long settled the new world before the explorers came

Contrary to his mandate, Columbus made __ of some natives

There is a __ of Columbus at Columbus Circle in New York

After encountering Europeans, many natives died of __

Columbus' commonly presumed nationality

Columbus brought the first __ plant back to the Europe

The __ are named for Amerigo Vespucci, who explored Brazil

The D.C. of Washington D.C. stands for __ of Columbia

The natives Columbus met were peaceful and __

King Ferdinand and Queen __ of Spain funded him

__ and Spain were rivals in the 'spice race' to find a route to Asia

Columbus is thought to have landed on an island in the __

Nordic __ were actually the first Europeans to visit the new world

Century in which Columbus discovered America

In 1937, President __ declared October 12 to be Columbus Day

Celestial __ of the day was based on the Earth being round

Columbus' ships were the Nina, Pinta, and the __ __

On his first voyage he established a __ called La Navidad

Columbia __ is located in New York City

Columbus was stripped of his __ for poor leadership

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