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