General Knowledge MCQ #170

America was named after:

General Knowledge MCQ #170

  1. Question 1

    Q1. America was named after:

    • A) Columbus
    • B) Amerigo Vespucci
    • C) Washington
    • D) Thomas Jefferson

    Answer: Amerigo Vespucci

    Explanation: The Americas were named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who recognized that the New World was a separate continent from Asia, as documented by cartographer Martin Waldseemüller in 1507.