QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About Florida, The Sunshine State?

Dan Gray|Trending|25 Sep 2024

Who named Florida?

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Retry Correct Incorrect Florida was first sighted by European eyes on April 2, 1513 when Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León saw it from his ship. He named it in honor of the Spanish Feast of the Flowers, Pascua Florida.
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Who named Florida?

  • Ferdinand Magelland
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Juan Ponce de León
  • John Smith
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