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Blackbeard - Test
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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) Queen Anne's Revenge
B) The Black Pearl
C) Golden Hind
D) HMS Victory
  • 3. Where was Blackbeard born?
A) Spain
B) England
C) Portugal
D) France
  • 4. How many cannon did Blackbeard's ship, Queen Anne's Revenge, have?
A) 40
B) 30
C) 50
D) 20
  • 5. What was the name of Blackbeard's pirate crew?
A) The Black Pearl
B) The Flying Dutchman
C) The Jolly Roger
D) The Queen Anne's Revenge
  • 6. What was Blackbeard's iconic appearance feature?
A) Hook for hand
B) Long black beard
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) Pacific Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Indian Ocean
  • 9. At which Caribbean island did Blackbeard establish a base?
A) Barbados
B) Cuba
C) Jamaica
D) New Providence
  • 10. What was Blackbeard's flag called?
A) Crossed Swords
B) Jolly Roger
C) Skull and Bones
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) Captain Teach
C) Blackbeard
D) Edward the Pirate
  • 13. Where did Blackbeard operate as a pirate?
A) Around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies
B) The Mediterranean Sea
C) The Caribbean Sea
D) The Atlantic Ocean
  • 14. Who was the captain that Blackbeard joined around 1716?
A) Captain Kidd
B) Captain Morgan
C) Captain Sparrow
D) Captain Benjamin Hornigold
  • 15. What did Blackbeard reportedly tie under his hat to frighten enemies?
A) Lit fuses (slow matches)
B) Rope
C) Feathers
D) Flags
  • 16. Which port did Blackbeard blockade in South Carolina?
A) Port Royal
B) Charleston
C) Savannah
D) Charles Town
  • 17. Where did Blackbeard run Queen Anne's Revenge aground?
A) Near Port Royal, Jamaica
B) Near Savannah, Georgia
C) Near Beaufort, North Carolina
D) Near Charleston, South Carolina
  • 18. Where did Blackbeard settle after parting with Stede Bonnet?
A) Port Royal, Jamaica
B) Bath, North Carolina
C) Savannah, Georgia
D) Charleston, South Carolina
  • 19. Who arranged for a party to capture Blackbeard?
A) King George I
B) Captain Morgan
C) Alexander Spotswood, the governor of Virginia
D) Captain Kidd
  • 20. Who led the force that killed Blackbeard?
A) Captain Sparrow
B) Captain Kidd
C) Captain Morgan
D) Lieutenant Robert Maynard
  • 21. What was Blackbeard known for in terms of leadership style?
A) Being a democratic leader
B) Spurning the use of violence and relying on his fearsome image
C) Being a coward
D) Using extreme violence
  • 22. How was Blackbeard romanticized after his death?
A) As a villain in historical texts
B) As an inspiration for an archetypal pirate in works of fiction
C) As a misunderstood sailor
D) As a hero in military history
  • 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) Plymouth
B) Liverpool
C) London
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) 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) 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) Two ships.
B) Four ships.
C) Five ships.
D) Three ships.
  • 29. What did Hornigold do after retiring from piracy?
A) Accepted the King's pardon.
B) Started a trading company.
C) Joined the Royal Navy.
D) Settled in Jamaica.
  • 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) 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) Bonnet's Revenge
B) Mauvaise Rencontre
C) Queen Anne's Revenge
D) Great Allen
  • 33. Which ship did Blackbeard attack near Saint Vincent after capturing La Concorde?
A) The Great Allen
B) The Monserrat Merchant
C) La Concorde
D) The Margaret
  • 34. What was the name of the road where the pirates were left to rot in gibbets?
A) Gallows Road
B) Pirate's Path
C) Capitol Landing 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) Lord Carteret
B) The House of Burgesses
C) The king
D) Governor Eden
  • 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) Pirate's Cove
B) Topsail Inlet
C) Charles Town Inlet
D) Adventure Inlet
  • 39. What did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down in the 'Allen v. Cooper' case?
A) The Copyright Remedy Clarification Act
B) Blackbeard's Law
C) The Copyright Act of 1976
D) The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
  • 40. What did Teach do when Maynard's small boat was spotted by Adventure?
A) Cut Adventure's anchor cable
B) Ordered his men to retreat
C) Fired at the small boat
D) Sent a warning signal
  • 41. Which pirate took an estimated five times the amount Blackbeard stole?
A) Anne Bonny
B) William Kidd
C) Henry Every
D) Bartholomew Roberts
  • 42. What year did the Queen Anne's Revenge wreck site artifacts start being displayed?
A) 2013
B) 1996
C) 1989
D) 2005
  • 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 found a hidden treasure.
D) They had captured a Spanish galleon.
  • 44. What was the total value of Blackbeard's loot sold at auction?
A) £90
B) £79,000
C) £400
D) £2,238
  • 45. Who was named a beneficiary in Eden's will?
A) Hugh Drysdale
B) Robert Walpole
C) John Holloway
D) Tobias Knight
  • 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) Henry Bostock
B) Captain Edwards
C) Captain Kentish
D) Richards
  • 48. What did Nautilus Productions file a motion for after the Supreme Court ruling?
A) Settlement
B) Dismissal
C) Appeal
D) Reconsideration
  • 49. What did North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper sign on 30 June 2023?
A) A bill for naval expansion
B) A bill repealing Blackbeard's Law
C) A bill for copyright protection
D) A bill supporting Blackbeard's Law
  • 50. Who retired as a rich man, more successful than Blackbeard?
A) William Kidd
B) Bartholomew Roberts
C) Henry Every
D) Blackbeard
  • 51. What did Maynard report as the number of his men killed in the battle?
A) 12
B) 10
C) 8
D) 15
  • 52. What did Blackbeard do to the captured ships and prisoners after receiving medical supplies?
A) Released them
B) Sank them
C) Sold them
D) Kept them
  • 53. From which location did Maynard and his men sail on 17 November?
A) Bath
B) Kecoughtan
C) Pamlico River
D) Ocracoke Inlet
  • 54. How many vessels were stopped and ransacked during the blockade of Charles Town?
A) About nine
B) Seven
C) Twelve
D) Five
  • 55. How many men did Blackbeard maroon on a small sandy island?
A) 50
B) 10
C) About 25
D) 100
  • 56. How many men did Blackbeard reportedly command by late November 1717?
A) 200 men
B) At least 150 men
C) 300 men
D) 50 men
  • 57. How many men did Maynard have in total for the mission?
A) 45
B) 100
C) 57
D) 75
  • 58. Who agreed to Blackbeard's demands for medical supplies?
A) Governor Charles Eden
B) Samuel Wragg
C) Israel Hands
D) Mr. Marks
  • 59. What was the estimated value of the prize money for capturing Blackbeard in 2023?
A) £79,000
B) £400
C) £2,238
D) £90
  • 60. Who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth after returning from a round-the-world expedition?
A) Francis Drake
B) Bartholomew Roberts
C) Blackbeard
D) Henry Every
  • 61. What was the first vessel captured during the blockade of Charles Town?
A) Crowley
B) Queen Anne's Revenge
C) Pilot boat
D) Adventure
  • 62. Which vessel did Teach's fleet loot and burn in the Bay of Honduras?
A) Protestant Caesar
B) HMS Seaford
C) Adventure
D) HMS Scarborough
  • 63. What rank did Blackbeard award himself by May 1718?
A) Captain
B) Lieutenant
C) Commodore
D) Admiral
  • 64. How many times was Teach shot according to Maynard's examination?
A) Five times
B) Ten times
C) Three times
D) Seven times
  • 65. What was the main reason Blackbeard ran his ships aground at Beaufort Inlet?
A) To reduce the fleet's crew complement
B) To repair the ships
C) To escape the men-of-war
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) 18 August 1718
B) 17 November
C) 23 November
D) 10 July
  • 67. Who was arrested by Spotswood for potentially knowing Teach's whereabouts?
A) Captain Brand
B) Colonel Maurice Moore
C) William Howard
D) John Holloway
  • 68. Which British ship reported on pirate activity on 6 February?
A) HMS Scarborough
B) HMS Adventure
C) HMS Caesar
D) HMS Seaford
  • 69. On what date were the pirates tried under admiralty law in Williamsburg?
A) August 1718
B) 4 April 1719
C) 12 March 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 provided the ships.
D) Eden financed the operation.
  • 71. What was the name of the merchant sloop that Blackbeard stopped off the coast of Crab Island?
A) The Margaret
B) The Great Allen
C) La Concorde
D) The Monserrat Merchant
  • 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) Havana
B) Grand Cayman
C) Belize
D) Samaná Bay
  • 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) Sint Eustatius
C) Barbados
D) Jamaica
  • 76. What type of vessel did Teach capture at Grand Cayman?
A) A small turtler
B) A merchant ship
C) A fishing boat
D) A large galleon
  • 77. When did Governor Eden die?
A) 17 March 1722
B) 4 April 1719
C) August 1718
D) 12 March 1719
  • 78. Who did Spotswood accuse of being in league with Blackbeard?
A) Israel Hands
B) Lieutenant Maynard
C) Tobias Knight
D) Captain Brand
  • 79. What happened to the French ship Blackbeard found at sea?
A) It was abandoned
B) One crew was moved to another ship
C) It was sunk
D) It was taken as a prize
  • 80. Who went into Bath to check for Teach's presence?
A) Governor Eden
B) Lieutenant Robert Maynard
C) Colonel Moore
D) Captain Jeremiah Vail
  • 81. On which date did Maynard find the pirates anchored on Ocracoke Island?
A) 21 November
B) 22 November
C) 20 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) Sank the ship with them
D) Marooned them
  • 83. What did Governor Eden give Blackbeard permission to do?
A) Capture more ships
B) Return to piracy
C) Settle in Bath permanently
D) Sail to St Thomas to seek a privateer's commission
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