Roanoke

Question 1

What is the name of the colony that disappeared without a trace in the late 16th century?

Answer 1

The lost colony of Roanoke

Question 2

Who was the governor of the lost colony of Roanoke?

Answer 2

John White

Question 3

In what year did the colonists of Roanoke disappear?

Answer 3

1590

Question 4

What was found carved into a tree at the abandoned Roanoke settlement?

Answer 4

The word ‘Croatoan’

Question 5

Who was the first English child born in the Americas, and was part of the Roanoke colony?

Answer 5

Virginia Dare

Question 6

What theory suggests that the Roanoke colonists were absorbed by local Native American tribes?

Answer 6

The assimilation theory

Question 7

True or False: The fate of the Roanoke colonists remains a mystery to this day.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What was the name of the ship that was supposed to bring supplies to the Roanoke colony but was delayed due to war?

Answer 8

The White Lion

Question 9

Which English settlement did John White return to for supplies, leaving the Roanoke colonists behind?

Answer 9

England

Question 10

What was the relationship between the Roanoke colonists and the Native American tribes in the area?

Answer 10

Initially friendly

Question 11

What is the term for the practice of one culture adopting the customs and beliefs of another culture?

Answer 11

Assimilation

Question 12

What is the name of the island where the Roanoke colonists may have gone after leaving the settlement?

Answer 12

Croatoan Island

Question 13

Who was the grandfather of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the Americas?

Answer 13

John White

Question 14

Which Native American tribe was believed to have had contact with the Roanoke colonists?

Answer 14

The Croatoan tribe

Question 15

What was the relationship between the Roanoke colonists and the Croatoan tribe?

Answer 15

Friendly

Question 16

What was the primary reason for the failure of the Roanoke colony?

Answer 16

Lack of supplies and support

Question 17

What was the last known communication from the Roanoke colony before they disappeared?

Answer 17

A message carved into a post reading ‘Cro’

Question 18

What was the significance of the word ‘Croatoan’ found at the abandoned Roanoke settlement?

Answer 18

It may have been a clue to their whereabouts

Question 19

What is the term for a settlement where all inhabitants have disappeared without a trace?

Answer 19

Lost colony

Question 20

What was the relationship between the Roanoke colonists and the Spanish settlements in the region?

Answer 20

Tense

Question 21

What is the term for a settlement established by a foreign country in a new territory?

Answer 21

Colony

Question 22

What was the primary goal of the Roanoke colony?

Answer 22

To establish a permanent English settlement in the Americas

Question 23

What is the term for a group of people who settle in a new place and establish a community?

Answer 23

Colonists