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