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