U.S. Cities and Landmarks Named After Christopher Columbus

Scavenger Hunt Quiz

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1. Which city was founded in 1812 as a new state capital and was named after Christopher Columbus to symbolize ambition, exploration, and growth in Ohio?
   Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Indiana Columbus, Nebraska
2. Which river city, founded in 1828, was named after Columbus as part of a push to promote industry and frontier growth along the Chattahoochee River?
   Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Montana Columbus, New Mexico
3. Which state capital’s name comes from the poetic term “Columbia” for the United States, itself derived from Columbus’s name and chosen after the American Revolution?
   Columbia, South Carolina Columbia, Maryland District of Columbia Columbus, Indiana
4. Which planned community from the 1960s uses the name “Columbia” to echo that older national symbol linked to Columbus, even though it was founded much later?
   Columbia, Maryland Columbia, South Carolina Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Nebraska
5. Which small town near the Mexican border was named for Columbus during western expansion and later became known for Pancho Villa’s 1916 raid?
   Columbus, New Mexico Columbus, Montana Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Nebraska
6. Which Midwestern town along the Platte River was named by settlers who admired Columbus as a symbol of exploration and hoped the name would attract new residents?
   Columbus, Nebraska Columbus, Indiana Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Montana
7. Which western town adopted the name Columbus in the late 1800s, during railroad expansion, to give a small frontier community a strong national, explorer-themed identity?
   Columbus, Montana Columbus, New Mexico Columbus, Georgia Columbia, South Carolina
8. Which city in Indiana, founded in 1821, took the name Columbus during a time when early settlers admired him as a symbol of courage and discovery?
   Columbus, Indiana Columbus, Nebraska Columbus, Ohio Columbia, Maryland
9. Which federal district was named using “Columbia,” an 18th-century poetic name for the United States based on Columbus, when Congress established the national capital?
   District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) Columbia, South Carolina Columbia, Maryland Columbus, Georgia
10. Which landmark in New York City was erected in 1892 at Columbus Circle to honor the 400th anniversary of his voyage, promoted especially by Italian-American communities?
    Columbus Monument, New York City Columbus, Ohio District of Columbia Columbus, Indiana