Question

How many crew members accompanied Christopher Columbus on his voyage?
A. 88
B. 80
C. 18
D. 8

Answer 1

Hint: Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean between 1492 and 1504 which paved the way for European exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were funded by Spain's Catholic Monarchs.

Complete step by step answer:
These three voyages to America led to the widespread knowledge of its presence. The era known as the Age of Discovery, which saw the colonization of the Americas, associated biological exchange, and trans-Atlantic trade, was inaugurated by this breakthrough. These events are often cited as the beginning of the new era, the implications, and repercussions of which continue to the present. Of Columbus' four voyages, only the crew of the first voyage is well documented. On his first voyage, Christopher Columbus had three ships: the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. On 3 August 1492, Columbus sailed and was followed by 88 men. 21 were on the Nina, 26 were on the Pinta and 41 were on the Santa María. Christopher Columbus is believed to be the son born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451. His father was a wool merchant who also owned a cheese stand at which young Christopher worked as a helper. He got a job on a merchant ship when he was still in his adolescence. He remained at sea until 1476, when, as it sailed north along the Portuguese coast, pirates attacked his ship.
So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: He was determined to find, but he never did, a direct water route west from Europe to Asia. He came upon the Americas instead and hence the so-called discovery of the ‘New World’ was made.