Quiz  /  Lost Colony of Roanoke

  • 1. 
    What country established the Colony of Roanoke?

  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Netherlands
  • England

  • 2. 
    What US state is Roanoke located in today?

  • North Carolina
  • Virginia
  • Georgia
  • California

  • 3. 
    Who was the first child born in the Americas to English parents?

  • Elizabeth White
  • Pocahontas
  • Carolina Smith
  • Virginia Dare

  • 4. 
    What famous explorer brought the settlers from the first colony of Roanoke back to England?

  • James Cook
  • Ponce de Leon
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Sir Francis Drake

  • 5. 
    True or False: The Roanoke Colony eventually grew into a large city where thousands of colonists lived.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 6. 
    Where was the word Croatoan found?

  • On the side of a house
  • On a piece of paper
  • Written with pebbles on the ground
  • Carved on a fence post

  • 7. 
    Who was the leader of the second colony of Roanoke?

  • John Smith
  • Sir Francis Drake
  • John White
  • Mark Greenville

  • 8. 
    What did White find when he returned to the island in 1590?

  • An abandoned village
  • Signs of a huge battle
  • A bustling colony
  • Only a few settlers

  • 9. 
    Who was the leader of England at the time the Roanoke colony was settled?

  • King Henry VIII
  • Queen Victoria
  • Queen Elizabeth I
  • King James II

  • 10. 
    True or False: Historians know exactly what happened to the Colony of Roanoke.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE
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