Tudor Navy And Armada

Question 1

1. The English victory over the Spanish Armada was in
   a) 1577. b)1588
   c) 1477. d)1488

Answer 1

b)1588

Question 2

2) when did Christopher Columbus discover America
a) 1472. b)1482
c) 1492. d)1400

Answer 2

America -1492

Question 3

3. When did Vasco da Gama reach Calicut through Cape of Good Hope ?
   a) 1496. b)1497
   c) 1498. d)1499

Answer 3

1498

Question 4

4. Who ventured out of the limits of Atlantic ocean and discovered Newfoundland ?
   a) John Cabbot. b)John Caybot
   c) John Cabot. d)John Cabott

Answer 4

John Cabot

Question 5

5. When did John Cabot discover Newfoundland ?
   a) 1496. b)1497
   c) 1498. d)1499

Answer 5

1497

Question 6

6. Who was called as the father of English navy ?
   a) Henry VII. b)Henry VIII
   c) Henry VI. d)Henry V

Answer 6

Henry VIII

Question 7

7. What are the measures did Henry VIII take to develop navy and seafaring ?

Answer 7

Dockyards at Woolwich and Deptford

And developed Portsmouth as a naval Base.

Question 8

8. The foremost among the maritime explorators of Elizabethan era were

Answer 8

Walter Raleigh
Sir John Hawkins
Martin Furbisher

Question 9

9. Sea voyage undertaken by whom highlighted the glory of English Navy ? And between which period ?

Answer 9

Sir Francis Drake between 1577 to 1580. ( He crossed Atlantic ocean, entered South America, plundered the people and reached home on 26th Sept 1580).

Question 10

10. In 1583, who colonized Newfoundland which was discovered a century before ?

Answer 10

Humphry Gilbert half brother of Sir Walter Raleigh.