Blackbeard - Quiz
Blackbeard
  • 1. What was Blackbeard's real name?
A) Henry Morgan
B) William Kidd
C) Edward Teach
D) Anne Bonny
  • 2. Which ship did Blackbeard command?
A) Golden Hind
B) The Black Pearl
C) HMS Victory
D) Queen Anne's Revenge
  • 3. Where was Blackbeard born?
A) France
B) England
C) Spain
D) Portugal
  • 4. How many cannon did Blackbeard's ship, Queen Anne's Revenge, have?
A) 30
B) 20
C) 50
D) 40
  • 5. What was the name of Blackbeard's pirate crew?
A) The Queen Anne's Revenge
B) The Black Pearl
C) The Flying Dutchman
D) The Jolly Roger
  • 6. What was Blackbeard's iconic appearance feature?
A) Eyepatch
B) Parrot on shoulder
C) Long black beard
D) Hook for hand
  • 7. How many wives did Blackbeard have?
A) 7
B) 3
C) 9
D) 14
  • 8. In which ocean did Blackbeard operate?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
  • 9. At which Caribbean island did Blackbeard establish a base?
A) New Providence
B) Jamaica
C) Barbados
D) Cuba
  • 10. What was Blackbeard's flag called?
A) Skull and Bones
B) Crossed Swords
C) Jolly Roger
D) Red Flag
  • 11. Where was Blackbeard killed in battle?
A) Port Royal
B) Tortuga
C) Ocracoke Island
D) Nassau
  • 12. What was Edward Teach's better-known name?
A) Edward the Pirate
B) The Pirate King
C) Blackbeard
D) Captain Teach
  • 13. Where did Blackbeard operate as a pirate?
A) The Mediterranean Sea
B) The Caribbean Sea
C) Around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies
D) The Atlantic Ocean
  • 14. Who was the captain that Blackbeard joined around 1716?
A) Captain Benjamin Hornigold
B) Captain Kidd
C) Captain Sparrow
D) Captain Morgan
  • 15. What did Blackbeard reportedly tie under his hat to frighten enemies?
A) Rope
B) Flags
C) Lit fuses (slow matches)
D) Feathers
  • 16. Which port did Blackbeard blockade in South Carolina?
A) Port Royal
B) Charles Town
C) Savannah
D) Charleston
  • 17. Where did Blackbeard run Queen Anne's Revenge aground?
A) Near Port Royal, Jamaica
B) Near Beaufort, North Carolina
C) Near Savannah, Georgia
D) Near Charleston, South Carolina
  • 18. Where did Blackbeard settle after parting with Stede Bonnet?
A) Bath, North Carolina
B) Savannah, Georgia
C) Charleston, South Carolina
D) Port Royal, Jamaica
  • 19. Who arranged for a party to capture Blackbeard?
A) King George I
B) Captain Morgan
C) Captain Kidd
D) Alexander Spotswood, the governor of Virginia
  • 20. Who led the force that killed Blackbeard?
A) Captain Morgan
B) Lieutenant Robert Maynard
C) Captain Kidd
D) Captain Sparrow
  • 21. What was Blackbeard known for in terms of leadership style?
A) Being a coward
B) Being a democratic leader
C) Spurning the use of violence and relying on his fearsome image
D) Using extreme violence
  • 22. How was Blackbeard romanticized after his death?
A) As a villain in historical texts
B) As a misunderstood sailor
C) As an inspiration for an archetypal pirate in works of fiction
D) As a hero in military history
  • 23. Which publication used the name 'Edward Teach' for Blackbeard?
A) The New England Courant
B) The Virginia Gazette
C) The London Gazette
D) The Boston News-Letter
  • 24. Which city is Blackbeard most likely to have been raised in?
A) Bristol
B) Liverpool
C) Plymouth
D) London
  • 25. What did Robert Lee speculate about Blackbeard's birth background?
A) He was born into a family of sailors
B) He was born into a family of merchants
C) He was born into a family of farmers
D) He may have been born into a respectable, wealthy family
  • 26. Who described New Providence as 'no city of homes'?
A) Captain Benjamin Hornigold.
B) Henry Jennings.
C) George Woodbury.
D) Stede Bonnet.
  • 27. How many guns did Teach's sloop have according to Captain Mathew Munthe?
A) 6 guns.
B) 10 guns.
C) 12 guns.
D) 4 guns.
  • 28. How many ships did Teach's flotilla consist of after taking over Revenge?
A) Five ships.
B) Three ships.
C) Two ships.
D) Four ships.
  • 29. What did Hornigold do after retiring from piracy?
A) Settled in Jamaica.
B) Accepted the King's pardon.
C) Joined the Royal Navy.
D) Started a trading company.
  • 30. What was the original name of the ship that Blackbeard captured and renamed Queen Anne's Revenge?
A) Mauvaise Rencontre
B) Bonnet's Revenge
C) Great Allen
D) La Concorde
  • 31. Where did Blackbeard and his crew disembark the crew and cargo of La Concorde?
A) Martinique
B) Crab Island
C) Saint Vincent
D) Bequia
  • 32. What did Blackbeard rename the smaller sloop given to the crew of La Concorde?
A) Mauvaise Rencontre
B) Great Allen
C) Bonnet's Revenge
D) Queen Anne's Revenge
  • 33. Which ship did Blackbeard attack near Saint Vincent after capturing La Concorde?
A) The Great Allen
B) La Concorde
C) The Margaret
D) The Monserrat Merchant
  • 34. What was the name of the road where the pirates were left to rot in gibbets?
A) Gallows Road
B) Pirate's Path
C) Capitol Landing Road
D) Admiralty Road
  • 35. What did Blackbeard demand from the colonial government of South Carolina?
A) Medical supplies
B) Weapons
C) Gold and silver
D) Food provisions
  • 36. What did Spotswood argue was the source of his authority to capture the pirates?
A) Lord Carteret
B) The king
C) Governor Eden
D) The House of Burgesses
  • 37. What did Blackbeard rename his remaining sloop to?
A) Crowley
B) Sloop
C) Queen Anne's Revenge
D) Adventure
  • 38. What was the original name of Beaufort Inlet?
A) Topsail Inlet
B) Adventure Inlet
C) Pirate's Cove
D) Charles Town Inlet
  • 39. What did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down in the 'Allen v. Cooper' case?
A) Blackbeard's Law
B) The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
C) The Copyright Act of 1976
D) The Copyright Remedy Clarification Act
  • 40. What did Teach do when Maynard's small boat was spotted by Adventure?
A) Fired at the small boat
B) Ordered his men to retreat
C) Sent a warning signal
D) Cut Adventure's anchor cable
  • 41. Which pirate took an estimated five times the amount Blackbeard stole?
A) Bartholomew Roberts
B) Henry Every
C) William Kidd
D) Anne Bonny
  • 42. What year did the Queen Anne's Revenge wreck site artifacts start being displayed?
A) 1989
B) 1996
C) 2013
D) 2005
  • 43. What did Blackbeard's crew inform Henry Bostock about their past actions?
A) They had captured a Spanish galleon.
B) They had rescued a stranded ship.
C) They had found a hidden treasure.
D) They had destroyed several other vessels.
  • 44. What was the total value of Blackbeard's loot sold at auction?
A) £400
B) £90
C) £79,000
D) £2,238
  • 45. Who was named a beneficiary in Eden's will?
A) Tobias Knight
B) John Holloway
C) Hugh Drysdale
D) Robert Walpole
  • 46. Who became the captain of the Adventure after joining Teach's fleet?
A) Bonnet
B) Harriot
C) Captain Hume
D) Israel Hands
  • 47. Who did Blackbeard place in command of Bonnet's Revenge?
A) Richards
B) Captain Kentish
C) Captain Edwards
D) Henry Bostock
  • 48. What did Nautilus Productions file a motion for after the Supreme Court ruling?
A) Reconsideration
B) Dismissal
C) Appeal
D) Settlement
  • 49. What did North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper sign on 30 June 2023?
A) A bill supporting Blackbeard's Law
B) A bill repealing Blackbeard's Law
C) A bill for naval expansion
D) A bill for copyright protection
  • 50. Who retired as a rich man, more successful than Blackbeard?
A) William Kidd
B) Henry Every
C) Bartholomew Roberts
D) Blackbeard
  • 51. What did Maynard report as the number of his men killed in the battle?
A) 12
B) 15
C) 8
D) 10
  • 52. What did Blackbeard do to the captured ships and prisoners after receiving medical supplies?
A) Released them
B) Sank them
C) Kept them
D) Sold them
  • 53. From which location did Maynard and his men sail on 17 November?
A) Pamlico River
B) Kecoughtan
C) Ocracoke Inlet
D) Bath
  • 54. How many vessels were stopped and ransacked during the blockade of Charles Town?
A) About nine
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Twelve
  • 55. How many men did Blackbeard maroon on a small sandy island?
A) 50
B) 10
C) 100
D) About 25
  • 56. How many men did Blackbeard reportedly command by late November 1717?
A) 200 men
B) 300 men
C) At least 150 men
D) 50 men
  • 57. How many men did Maynard have in total for the mission?
A) 57
B) 45
C) 75
D) 100
  • 58. Who agreed to Blackbeard's demands for medical supplies?
A) Governor Charles Eden
B) Samuel Wragg
C) Mr. Marks
D) Israel Hands
  • 59. What was the estimated value of the prize money for capturing Blackbeard in 2023?
A) £400
B) £2,238
C) £79,000
D) £90
  • 60. Who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth after returning from a round-the-world expedition?
A) Blackbeard
B) Henry Every
C) Francis Drake
D) Bartholomew Roberts
  • 61. What was the first vessel captured during the blockade of Charles Town?
A) Queen Anne's Revenge
B) Pilot boat
C) Crowley
D) Adventure
  • 62. Which vessel did Teach's fleet loot and burn in the Bay of Honduras?
A) HMS Scarborough
B) Protestant Caesar
C) Adventure
D) HMS Seaford
  • 63. What rank did Blackbeard award himself by May 1718?
A) Admiral
B) Captain
C) Commodore
D) Lieutenant
  • 64. How many times was Teach shot according to Maynard's examination?
A) Five times
B) Three times
C) Ten times
D) Seven times
  • 65. What was the main reason Blackbeard ran his ships aground at Beaufort Inlet?
A) To escape the men-of-war
B) To repair the ships
C) To reduce the fleet's crew complement
D) To hide from the governor
  • 66. What was the date of the proclamation issued by Governor Spotswood requiring former pirates to make themselves known to the authorities?
A) 23 November
B) 17 November
C) 10 July
D) 18 August 1718
  • 67. Who was arrested by Spotswood for potentially knowing Teach's whereabouts?
A) Colonel Maurice Moore
B) John Holloway
C) Captain Brand
D) William Howard
  • 68. Which British ship reported on pirate activity on 6 February?
A) HMS Caesar
B) HMS Scarborough
C) HMS Adventure
D) HMS Seaford
  • 69. On what date were the pirates tried under admiralty law in Williamsburg?
A) 4 April 1719
B) August 1718
C) 17 March 1722
D) 12 March 1719
  • 70. What did Spotswood suggest about Eden's contribution to the success of the operation?
A) Eden provided the ships.
B) Eden financed the operation.
C) Eden could contribute nothing.
D) Eden was the mastermind.
  • 71. What was the name of the merchant sloop that Blackbeard stopped off the coast of Crab Island?
A) The Monserrat Merchant
B) The Margaret
C) La Concorde
D) The Great Allen
  • 72. Who replaced Spotswood as governor?
A) John Holloway
B) Robert Walpole
C) Hugh Drysdale
D) Governor Eden
  • 73. Which bay did pirates plan to head toward after their attack off Sint Eustatius?
A) Belize
B) Samaná Bay
C) Grand Cayman
D) Havana
  • 74. Where were the remaining pirates hanged?
A) In North Carolina
B) In Ocracoke
C) In Bath
D) Along Williamsburg's Capitol Landing Road
  • 75. What did Teach and Bonnet likely attack off in December 1717?
A) Sint Eustatius
B) Barbados
C) Jamaica
D) Hispaniola
  • 76. What type of vessel did Teach capture at Grand Cayman?
A) A small turtler
B) A merchant ship
C) A large galleon
D) A fishing boat
  • 77. When did Governor Eden die?
A) 4 April 1719
B) 12 March 1719
C) 17 March 1722
D) August 1718
  • 78. Who did Spotswood accuse of being in league with Blackbeard?
A) Lieutenant Maynard
B) Captain Brand
C) Israel Hands
D) Tobias Knight
  • 79. What happened to the French ship Blackbeard found at sea?
A) It was abandoned
B) It was sunk
C) It was taken as a prize
D) One crew was moved to another ship
  • 80. Who went into Bath to check for Teach's presence?
A) Governor Eden
B) Captain Jeremiah Vail
C) Colonel Moore
D) Lieutenant Robert Maynard
  • 81. On which date did Maynard find the pirates anchored on Ocracoke Island?
A) 22 November
B) 20 November
C) 21 November
D) 19 November
  • 82. What did Blackbeard do with the crew of the Queen Anne's Revenge after it ran aground?
A) Sank the ship with them
B) Released them
C) Kept them with him
D) Marooned them
  • 83. What did Governor Eden give Blackbeard permission to do?
A) Capture more ships
B) Settle in Bath permanently
C) Sail to St Thomas to seek a privateer's commission
D) Return to piracy
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