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1) In 2009, which city will celebrate the 450^th anniversary of the first Spanish settlement attempt?

2) What is the name of the first free black community in North America, established north of St. Augustine in 1738?

3) What city will celebrate the 450^th anniversary of its founding in 2015?

5) What Spanish explorer observed the first Christmas in Florida in 1539 in present-day Tallahassee?

6) What explorer will be celebrated in 2013 for the 500^th anniversary of his arrival and exploration of Florida?

7) Which city is the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in America?

8) What is the name of the explorer who landed in Pensacola bay in 1559 with his expedition?

9) What Spanish man, tattooed and versed in multiple native languages, was found in 1539 by Desoto to be living among natives, years after having gone in search of Pánfilo de Narváez?

10.) When and where was the first European Thanksgiving in North America celebrated?

1) Pensacola

2) Fort Mosé

3) St. Augustine

4) Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

5) Hernando de Soto

6) Juan Ponce de León

7) St. Augustine

8) Tristán de Luna

9) Juan Ortiz

10) September 8, 1565 in St. Augustine

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