Can you name the modern day New World* countries visited by Christopher Columbus?

created by smreidy113

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Correctly named countries will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Source: University of Calgary + Original Research
This quiz's definition of the New World means anything previously unknown by the Old World (Mainland Europe, Africa and Asia).

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Year	Country	Islands, etc.
1492		San Salvador (Guanahani)
1492		Mainland
1492		Mainland (Hispaniola)
1492		Mainland (Hispaniola)
1493		Mainland
1493		Antigua, Redonda
1493		Saint Kitts, Nevis
1498		Trinidad, Chacachacare, Tobago,

Year	Country	Islands, etc.
1498		Orinoco River, Margarita Island
1498		Mainland
1502		Mainland
1502		Bay Islands, Mainland
1502		Mainland
1502		Mainland
1502		Mainland
1451	Mainland
1477	Mainland
1477	Mainland
1485	Mainland
1486	Mainland
1492	Mainland
1492	Mainland
1493	Mainland
1493	Mainland
1498	Mainland

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Countries Christopher Columbus Visited Quiz

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Created by: smreidy113 -
Contributed: January 9th, 2011
Published: May 17th, 2011
Category: Geography
Plays: 43,246

Tags: Country Quizzes, present, visited, christopher, voyage, columbus, present-day, countries, Editor Pick, visit

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	smreidy113:	May 17th, 2011 at 17:25 GMT	16 points
	The day I come out of my 2 month Sporcle coma, and a publish! Thank you, almighty Sporcle gods! Expect 2 new quizzes today.

	chriswbennett:	May 17th, 2011 at 17:37 GMT	24 points
	Couldn't the quiz just be called "How many Caribbean and Central American countries can you name?"

	GiantsJoe2110:	May 17th, 2011 at 17:45 GMT	5 points
	I know he visited the modern-day Dominican Republic so I started typing it in and got Dominica and then thought to myself "Oh. Must be the same thing." and I never typed Dominican Republic. Just goes to show you how limited my knowledge of the Caribbean is.

	moviegoer74:	May 17th, 2011 at 17:48 GMT	9 points
	Tacking on to chriswbennett's comment, there's more than enough time to just name every "New World" country, which are only 35 in total.

	ericderkonig:	May 17th, 2011 at 17:55 GMT	7 points
	I liked all the bonus answers. I got 9, not sure if I missed any.

	TAR2:	May 17th, 2011 at 17:55 GMT	6 points
	wtf? I got 13 answers, but 8 of those were bonus answers. Why not make them part of the quiz?

	blue9254:	May 17th, 2011 at 18:01 GMT	31 points
	I was sad St. Vincent and the Grenadines wasn't on here. It sounds like an awesome band.

	shawnoc:	May 17th, 2011 at 18:38 GMT	11 points
	I understand why some answers were bonuses, France, Netherlands, etc. (old world countries that now have territories in the new world) but why would the US be a bonus?

	RGJ:	May 17th, 2011 at 18:41 GMT	7 points
	But not Colombia, perhaps not the most appropriately named country it seems.

	mryouronfiremr:	May 17th, 2011 at 18:46 GMT	8 points
	He might've not visited Colombia, but he did visit Panama, which was part of Colombia til 1903 :)

	ClintT13:	May 17th, 2011 at 19:33 GMT	-3 points
	shawnoc, USA is a bonus answer because Puerto Rico is not one of the 50 states, and not considered a part of the country by most Americans. It's citizens cannot vote for president and have no representation in the U.S. House of Representatives or Senate.

	gvigary:	May 17th, 2011 at 19:41 GMT	4 points
	Once again I'm let down by my inability to spell Grenada... :-(

	Mistakenblood:	May 17th, 2011 at 19:48 GMT	13 points
	@ClintT13: Most Americans consider PR (along with all US territorial claims) part of the US. Personally, I feel the US should be an actual answer and not a bonus answer. PR is not represented in the US Congress but its citizens are citizens of the US and its territory is indeed controlled by the United States. It does have a degree of autonomy, and San Juan is never included in quizzes about the largest US cities because of PR's unincorporated status. However, PR is nonetheless a part of the US and is recognized as such by the US government and the vast majority of Americans. I hope one day we won't have to worry about this issue at all as support for Puerto Rican statehood grows.

	JulienQuizMaster:	May 17th, 2011 at 20:01 GMT	1 point
	@ Mistakenblood : Yeah I feel the same when they exclude New Caledonia and French Polynesia from France, yes they have their own regional governments, but it is France nonetheless... The French flag is raised in Noumea or Papeete and I guess the US flag is also present in Porto Rico next to the Portorican flag...

	727DPA:	May 17th, 2011 at 20:09 GMT	11 points
	Puerto Rico has representation in Congress. They just can't vote on legislation.

	blove121:	May 17th, 2011 at 20:09 GMT	5 points
	Puerto Ricans are US citizens; there is a federal district court in San Juan. Just because it is not one of the 50 states does not make it any less part of the US, which is a "New World" country (unlike St Martins/Martinique/etc., which belong to "Old World" powers).

	ChileNoseJam:	May 17th, 2011 at 20:26 GMT	1 point
	It's a great idea for a quiz and well executed, but has the major drawback (which isn't the quiz setter's fault, obviously) that it's possible to get 100% without knowing anything about Columbus, just by guessing Central and South American countries. Perhaps cutting a minute or two off the time would help to discourage guessing?

	kennyb:	May 17th, 2011 at 20:39 GMT	3 points
	I got 10 bonuses.

	tulliuscicero:	May 17th, 2011 at 20:39 GMT	7 points
	I typed Iceland as a joke and it came up as a bonus. There is officially a God.

	chikka2:	May 17th, 2011 at 21:44 GMT	3 points
	The only islands I knew for sure he visited were Cuba and Guadeloupe,which tipped me off to the old world countries. very good quiz, subtle details

	jsamuel:	May 17th, 2011 at 23:50 GMT	1 point
	Great quiz! It prompted me to do some brief extra reading on Columbus - I got 10 bonuses, but am wondering if this list is exhaustive? From what I have read some sources claim he visited Chios, in modern Greece (which might increase the possibility he set foot on Turkey?), it appears he also traded extensively in West Africa, visiting Elmina, Ghana. I am no expert so can anyone shed some light? Are these places not scholarly recognised?

	Mistakenblood:	May 18th, 2011 at 00:11 GMT	1 point
	@jsamuel: None of those places are featured on this list as they are not included in the modern definition of the "New World"

	Allerion:	May 18th, 2011 at 01:07 GMT	-2 points
	Can you accept "Stkittsandnevis" please. I gave up trying to work out how you'd decided to spell it. Is there a standardized sporcle format for that country by the way?

	jsamuel:	May 18th, 2011 at 01:41 GMT	2 points
	Thanks Mistakenblood, you're correct, I didn't quite read the title and notes correctly. However, my question was directed at including the places I mentioned as bonus answers, much in the same way Italy, Spain, UK etc were. I realise that the bonuses were not the point of the quiz, but if some are listed why not list them all?