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Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator and colonist hired by Spain who sailed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Columbus Jokes
Q: What did Columbus say when he was accused of speeding through the port?
A: I did knot.
Q: What was Columbus’s favorite letter of the alphabet?
A: C (Sea)
Q: What happened in 1492?
A: Native Americans discovered Columbus.
Q: Why couldn’t anyone play cards on the voyage to the Americas?
A: Columbus was standing on the deck.
Q: How did the octupus make Christopher Columbus laugh?
A: With ten-tickles.
Q: What time was it when a whale jumped into Columbus’s boat?
A: Time to get a new boat.
Q: How did Columbus avoid scurvy?
A: Vitamin Sea.
Q: Why did it take Columbus so long to say the alphabet?
A: He spend months at C.
Q: What did Columbus do with the blue whale?
A: Cheered it up.
Q: Why did the Nina crash into the dock.
A: It was closer than it a-PIER-ed (Nina was one of the ships used by Columbus)
Q: How was Columbus’s ship like Black Friday?
A: They’re both driven by sails.
Q: Who taught Christopher Columbus how to sail?
A: Bo Ting.
Q: Where did Christopher Columbus play checkers?
A: Overboard.
Q: Why did Columbus eat a candle?
A: He needed a light snack.
Q: Why did Columbus put one of his sailors in time-out?
A: He was being naughty-cal.
Q: Who was the first feline to discover America?
A: Christopher Columpuss.
Q: What do you get when you cross Columbus Day with Halloween?
A: Ghoulumbus Day.
Q: When did they serve dinner on the Santa Maria?
A: Maritime.
Q: How did Columbus land in America?
A: On his feet.
Q: How did Columbus say hello to other sailors?
A: He waved.
Q: How did Columbus get down from his ship’s mast?
A: He didn’t – you only get down from a goose.
Q: How did Columbus get the Pinta for so cheap?
A: It was on sail.
Q: What baseball team did Columbus root for?
A: The Mariners.
Q: What’s the difference between Christopher Columbus and the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz?
A: One left his Spain behind and the other left his brain behind.
Q: How did Christopher Columbus make his crew laugh?
A: With a whale of a tale.
Q: Why did the map always get into trouble with Christopher Columbus?
A: It had a bad latitude.
Q: Why did Christopher Columbus say his compasses and scales were intelligent?
A: Because they all graduated.
Q: Which did Columbus way was smarter, longitude or latitude?
A: Longitude, because it has 360 degrees.
Q: Why was Columbus in trouble with the ocean?
A: He crossed it.
Q: Why did Columbus do on his school report cards?
A: He always worked at C-Level.
Q: Why did Columbus cross the ocean?
A: To get to the other tide.
Q: What did Columbus use for money?
A: Sand dollars.
Q: Why did Columbus bring helmets on his ships?
A: To protect the bulkhead.
Q: Where did Columbus take his boat when it had a hole in it?
A: To the nearest doc.
Q: What was a goal for Christopher Columbus?
A: When the ball went into the net.
Q: How big was the shipwrecked Spanish ship?
A: It was capsized.
Q: Why did Columbus’s first ship sink?
A: It was christened with holey water.
Q: Which football team does Christopher Columbus like the least?
A: The Vikings, because they always beat him. (Leif Eriksson found America first)
Q: Why did Columbus bring a baseball player on his voyage?
A: In case he needed someone to batten down the hatches.
Q: How was Christopher Columbus like ants?
A: They both established colonies.
Q: What happened when Christopher Columbus dropped his hat in the sea?
A: It got wet.
Q: How did Christopher Columbus pay for his trip to the new land?
A: He used his Discover card.
Q: Where did Columbus find oceans without water?
A: On his map.
Q: How did the crew of the Santa Maria wash their clothes?
A: They used tide.
Q: Why did Columbus hire a cleaning service for the Pinta?
A: It was looking dinghy.
Q: What vegetable wouldn’t Christopher Columbus bring back for the queen?
A: Leeks – because he was on a ship and didn’t want to sink.
Q: What did Columbus do on his birthday?
A: He get older.
Q: What did Columbus play when he was bored?
A: Played cards – because he always had a deck.
Q: What do Christopher Columbus and a map key have in common?
A: Both are legends.
Q: What looks like half the Santa Maria?
A: The other half.
Q: How did the young explorer get to school?
A: On the ColumBUS.
