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  • 1. What was Blackbeard's real name?
A) William Kidd
B) Anne Bonny
C) Henry Morgan
D) Edward Teach
  • 2. Which ship did Blackbeard command?
A) Golden Hind
B) Queen Anne's Revenge
C) HMS Victory
D) The Black Pearl
  • 3. Where was Blackbeard born?
A) Portugal
B) France
C) Spain
D) England
  • 4. How many cannon did Blackbeard's ship, Queen Anne's Revenge, have?
A) 50
B) 30
C) 40
D) 20
  • 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) Long black beard
C) Eyepatch
D) Hook for hand
  • 7. How many wives did Blackbeard have?
A) 14
B) 3
C) 9
D) 7
  • 8. In which ocean did Blackbeard operate?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Arctic 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) Red Flag
B) Jolly Roger
C) Crossed Swords
D) Skull and Bones
  • 11. Where was Blackbeard killed in battle?
A) Port Royal
B) Ocracoke Island
C) Tortuga
D) Nassau
  • 12. What was Edward Teach's better-known name?
A) The Pirate King
B) Captain Teach
C) Edward the Pirate
D) Blackbeard
  • 13. Where did Blackbeard operate as a pirate?
A) The Atlantic Ocean
B) The Mediterranean Sea
C) Around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies
D) The Caribbean Sea
  • 14. Who was the captain that Blackbeard joined around 1716?
A) Captain Sparrow
B) Captain Benjamin Hornigold
C) Captain Morgan
D) Captain Kidd
  • 15. What did Blackbeard reportedly tie under his hat to frighten enemies?
A) Feathers
B) Flags
C) Rope
D) Lit fuses (slow matches)
  • 16. Which port did Blackbeard blockade in South Carolina?
A) Charles Town
B) Savannah
C) Charleston
D) Port Royal
  • 17. Where did Blackbeard run Queen Anne's Revenge aground?
A) Near Savannah, Georgia
B) Near Charleston, South Carolina
C) Near Port Royal, Jamaica
D) Near Beaufort, North Carolina
  • 18. Where did Blackbeard settle after parting with Stede Bonnet?
A) Charleston, South Carolina
B) Port Royal, Jamaica
C) Bath, North Carolina
D) Savannah, Georgia
  • 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 Sparrow
B) Captain Morgan
C) Lieutenant Robert Maynard
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 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 Boston News-Letter
B) The New England Courant
C) The London Gazette
D) The Virginia Gazette
  • 24. Which city is Blackbeard most likely to have been raised in?
A) Plymouth
B) Bristol
C) Liverpool
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) Captain Benjamin Hornigold.
B) Henry Jennings.
C) George Woodbury.
D) Stede Bonnet.
  • 27. How many guns did Teach's sloop have according to Captain Mathew Munthe?
A) 4 guns.
B) 10 guns.
C) 6 guns.
D) 12 guns.
  • 28. How many ships did Teach's flotilla consist of after taking over Revenge?
A) Four ships.
B) Two ships.
C) Three ships.
D) Five ships.
  • 29. What did Hornigold do after retiring from piracy?
A) Started a trading company.
B) Accepted the King's pardon.
C) Settled in Jamaica.
D) Joined the Royal Navy.
  • 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) La Concorde
D) Bonnet's Revenge
  • 31. Where did Blackbeard and his crew disembark the crew and cargo of La Concorde?
A) Martinique
B) Saint Vincent
C) Crab Island
D) Bequia
  • 32. What did Blackbeard rename the smaller sloop given to the crew of La Concorde?
A) Mauvaise Rencontre
B) Bonnet's Revenge
C) Queen Anne's Revenge
D) Great Allen
  • 33. Which ship did Blackbeard attack near Saint Vincent after capturing La Concorde?
A) The Monserrat Merchant
B) The Great Allen
C) The Margaret
D) La Concorde
  • 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) Gallows Road
D) Pirate's Path
  • 35. What did Blackbeard demand from the colonial government of South Carolina?
A) Food provisions
B) Weapons
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) Governor Eden
C) Lord Carteret
D) The House of Burgesses
  • 37. What did Blackbeard rename his remaining sloop to?
A) Sloop
B) Queen Anne's Revenge
C) Adventure
D) Crowley
  • 38. What was the original name of Beaufort Inlet?
A) Topsail Inlet
B) Charles Town Inlet
C) Pirate's Cove
D) Adventure Inlet
  • 39. What did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down in the 'Allen v. Cooper' case?
A) The Copyright Act of 1976
B) The Copyright Remedy Clarification Act
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) Fired at the small boat
B) Sent a warning signal
C) Cut Adventure's anchor cable
D) Ordered his men to retreat
  • 41. Which pirate took an estimated five times the amount Blackbeard stole?
A) Bartholomew Roberts
B) Anne Bonny
C) Henry Every
D) William Kidd
  • 42. What year did the Queen Anne's Revenge wreck site artifacts start being displayed?
A) 2013
B) 1996
C) 2005
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 found a hidden treasure.
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) £79,000
B) £2,238
C) £90
D) £400
  • 45. Who was named a beneficiary in Eden's will?
A) Hugh Drysdale
B) Tobias Knight
C) Robert Walpole
D) John Holloway
  • 46. Who became the captain of the Adventure after joining Teach's fleet?
A) Captain Hume
B) Harriot
C) Bonnet
D) Israel Hands
  • 47. Who did Blackbeard place in command of Bonnet's Revenge?
A) Captain Edwards
B) Richards
C) Captain Kentish
D) Henry Bostock
  • 48. What did Nautilus Productions file a motion for after the Supreme Court ruling?
A) Reconsideration
B) Appeal
C) Settlement
D) Dismissal
  • 49. What did North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper sign on 30 June 2023?
A) A bill for naval expansion
B) A bill for copyright protection
C) A bill supporting Blackbeard's Law
D) A bill repealing Blackbeard's Law
  • 50. Who retired as a rich man, more successful than Blackbeard?
A) Henry Every
B) Blackbeard
C) Bartholomew Roberts
D) William Kidd
  • 51. What did Maynard report as the number of his men killed in the battle?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 15
D) 10
  • 52. What did Blackbeard do to the captured ships and prisoners after receiving medical supplies?
A) Kept them
B) Sank them
C) Sold them
D) Released them
  • 53. From which location did Maynard and his men sail on 17 November?
A) Ocracoke Inlet
B) Pamlico River
C) Bath
D) Kecoughtan
  • 54. How many vessels were stopped and ransacked during the blockade of Charles Town?
A) Seven
B) Twelve
C) About nine
D) Five
  • 55. How many men did Blackbeard maroon on a small sandy island?
A) 100
B) 10
C) 50
D) About 25
  • 56. How many men did Blackbeard reportedly command by late November 1717?
A) At least 150 men
B) 200 men
C) 50 men
D) 300 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) Governor Charles Eden
B) Israel Hands
C) Samuel Wragg
D) Mr. Marks
  • 59. What was the estimated value of the prize money for capturing Blackbeard in 2023?
A) £400
B) £79,000
C) £90
D) £2,238
  • 60. Who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth after returning from a round-the-world expedition?
A) Henry Every
B) Blackbeard
C) Francis Drake
D) Bartholomew Roberts
  • 61. What was the first vessel captured during the blockade of Charles Town?
A) Crowley
B) Adventure
C) Pilot boat
D) Queen Anne's Revenge
  • 62. 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
  • 63. What rank did Blackbeard award himself by May 1718?
A) Captain
B) Admiral
C) Lieutenant
D) Commodore
  • 64. How many times was Teach shot according to Maynard's examination?
A) Ten times
B) Seven times
C) Five times
D) Three 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) 10 July
B) 23 November
C) 17 November
D) 18 August 1718
  • 67. Who was arrested by Spotswood for potentially knowing Teach's whereabouts?
A) John Holloway
B) Captain Brand
C) Colonel Maurice Moore
D) William Howard
  • 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) August 1718
B) 12 March 1719
C) 4 April 1719
D) 17 March 1722
  • 70. 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 financed the operation.
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) Governor Eden
D) Robert Walpole
  • 73. Which bay did pirates plan to head toward after their attack off Sint Eustatius?
A) Grand Cayman
B) Belize
C) Samaná Bay
D) Havana
  • 74. Where were the remaining pirates hanged?
A) In Ocracoke
B) In Bath
C) Along Williamsburg's Capitol Landing Road
D) In North Carolina
  • 75. What did Teach and Bonnet likely attack off in December 1717?
A) Jamaica
B) Barbados
C) Hispaniola
D) Sint Eustatius
  • 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) 12 March 1719
B) August 1718
C) 17 March 1722
D) 4 April 1719
  • 78. Who did Spotswood accuse of being in league with Blackbeard?
A) Tobias Knight
B) Israel Hands
C) Lieutenant Maynard
D) Captain Brand
  • 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) Colonel Moore
B) Governor Eden
C) Lieutenant Robert Maynard
D) Captain Jeremiah Vail
  • 81. On which date did Maynard find the pirates anchored on Ocracoke Island?
A) 19 November
B) 21 November
C) 22 November
D) 20 November
  • 82. What did Blackbeard do with the crew of the Queen Anne's Revenge after it ran aground?
A) Sank the ship with them
B) Marooned them
C) Released them
D) Kept them with him
  • 83. What did Governor Eden give Blackbeard permission to do?
A) Sail to St Thomas to seek a privateer's commission
B) Return to piracy
C) Capture more ships
D) Settle in Bath permanently
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