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