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