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Jamestown - America's Birthplace, first screened 1 May 2007

Time Trial

Watched the programme? Explored the website? Followed the links? Know all there is to know about Jamestown? How about the Native Americans who the Jamestown settlers encountered? Try our quick quiz to see how you get on.

(The quiz uses JavaScript so you need to be using Netscape 3, Internet Explorer 3.01 or above, and have JavaScript enabled)

Who was the father of the famous Native American 'princess' Pocahontas?

 

What language did the tribe of Pocahontas speak?

 

Which of these borrowed words do some linguists believe came into English from the Algonquian language?

 

How many US states have names that were borrowed from Native American languages?

 

Corn, pole beans and squash were grown together by the Native Americans, with the beans growing up the corn stalks and the squash below. By what phrase did they refer to these three staples of their diet?

 

In 1607, Powhatan was ruler over around 14,000 Native Americans from some 30 tribes. Today there are seven surviving Powhatan tribes. What is the total Powhatan population?

 

out of 6 correct on first try

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