1) Columbus was born in 1451 at Genoa, Italy. His real name ....... \(be\) Christoforo Colombo.
2) At an early age, he learnt the art of weaving to help ....... \(he\) father.
3) Christopher Columbus was only 14 years old when he ......... \(sail\) for the first time.
4) Columbus undertook 4 voyages to the New World. During his ....... \(one\) voyage, Christopher took three ships with him - Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. Santa Maria was the ........ \(large\) of the vessels and ........ \(can\) accommodate around 40 ....... \(man\) on board. Santa Maria however ran aground and it had to be abandoned. Christopher left the crew of this ship at La Navidad.
5) Christopher had first approached King John of Portugal to finance his expeditions but he ............ \(turn down\). Columbus in 1485 travelled to Spain to convince Queen Isabella to grant aid. He was finally granted financial aid in 1492.
6) Christopher was an extremely religious man.
7) He was also known for ....... \(be\) a slave trader. In fact on some of his voyages, he had brought back some natives to work as slaves.
8) Christopher Columbus ...... \(die\) in 1506 in Spain. However, the place of his remains is unknown.