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2. $100 Question from Discoveries
Where did John Cabot first land when he sailed to the Americas?

3. $100 Answer from Discoveries
He either landed at Labrador or Cape Breton Island.

4. $200 Question from Discoveries
Where did Cabot think he first landed?

5. $200 Answer from Discoveries
He thought he landed in Asia.

6. $300 Question from Discoveries
Where did John Cabot land on his second voyage?

7. $300 Answer from Discoveries
People actually are not sure, but they think it is somewhere near Maine.

8. $400 Question from Discoveries
How far North did John Cabot sail on his second voyage?

9. $400 Answer from Discoveries
He turned back to England somewhere between the 51st and 54th latitudes.

10. $500 Question from Discoveries
What island did Cabot stop at on his way back to England?

11. $500 Answer from Discoveries
Greenland

12. $100 Question from Life
Where was Cabot born?

13. $100 Answer from Life Genoa, Italy Or Gaeta, Italy
(people aren’t sure)

14. $200 Question from Life
Name one important skill Cabot learned as a boy.

15. $200 Answer from Life Cartography, Navigation, Seamanship, or
Mathematics

16. $300 Question from Life
Where did he become a citizen of Italy?

17. $300 Answer from Life
Venice, Italy

18. $400 Question from Life
Did John Cabot have any children?

19. $400 Answer from Life
Yes, he had 3 sons, who came with him on some of his voyages.

20. $500 Question from Life
What was John Cabot’s name before he moved to England?

21. $500 Answer from Life
Giovanni Caboto

22. $100 Question from Voyages
Where did John Cabot sail from on his first voyage?

23. $100 Answer from Voyages
Port Bristol, England

24. $200 Question from Voyages
What was the name of Cabot’s ship?

25. $200 Answer from Voyages
The “Matthew”

26. $300 Question from Voyages
What did the King Henry VII reward Cabot with after his first voyage?

27. $300 Answer from Voyages
A pension of twenty pounds a year for life.

28. $400 Question from Voyages
Why did Cabot turn towards Greenland instead of continuing North on his second voyage?

29. $400 Answer from Voyages
His crew mutinied and forced him to.

30. $500 Question from Voyages
What was Cabot trying to find on his second voyage?

31. $500 Answer from Voyages
He was sent to find Japan.

32. $100 Question from Influences
Who was one of Cabot’s first inspirations?

33. $100 Answer from Influences
His father influenced him, being a seafaring merchant.

34. $200 Question from Influences
Who was John Cabot’s main inspiration?

35. $200 Answer from Influences
Christopher Columbus, who discovered parts of the New World before him.

36. $300 Question from Influences
What was another goal that Cabot wanted?

37. $300 Answer from Influences
He also wanted fame, and to outdo Columbus.

38. $400 Question from Influences
How were most explorers treated in Cabot’s time?

39. $400 Answer from Influences
Explorers were treated with a lot of respect, which could have inspired Cabot.

40. $500 Question from Influences
Why would Cabot be influenced by money?

41. $500 Answer from Influences
Successful explorers were usually rich.

42. $100 Question from Obstacles
What was Cabot’s first obstacle?

43. $100 Answer from Obstacles
He needed money for a voyage so he had to move to England to get a sponsored voyage.

44. $200 Question from Obstacles
What obstacle kept Cabot from continuing North?

45. $200 Answer from Obstacles
The main obstacle was that ships were not very advanced and only designed for warmer waters.

46. $300 Question from Obstacles
What obstacle kept him from sailing from Italy?

47. $300 Answer from Obstacles
Voyages to the new world were only being sent from France, England, and Spain.

48. $400 Question from Obstacles
What made it hard for Cabot to become sponsored by England?

49. $400 Answer from Obstacles
England was still a monarchy at the time, so Cabot had to get authorization directly from the king.

50. $500 Question from Obstacles
What popular belief masked Cabot’s real discoveries?

51. $500 Answer from Obstacles
The belief that he and Columbus had sailed to Asia.

52. Final Jeopardy
Why is the information we have about John Cabot so indecisive?

53. Final Jeopardy Answer
John Cabot never kept a journal, so there are no first hand accounts from him on his voyages.