The colony of Virginia was named after whom?

Here is the question :

THE COLONY OF VIRGINIA WAS NAMED AFTER WHOM?

Here is the option for the question :

• Sir Walter Raleigh’s Wife
• The poet Virgil
• Virginia Woolf
• Queen Elizabeth I

The Answer:

And, the answer for the the question is :

Explanation:

[STC0013600]. Sir Walter Raleigh, a British explorer, gave the state names of Virginia and West Virginia in honor of Queen Elizabeth I, who reigned from 1558 to 1603. They called Elizabeth I “Virgin Queen” because she never wed. In gratitude, Sir Walter Raleigh named the colony he founded in the Americas after her: Virginia.