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  • 1. What was Blackbeard's real name?
A) Anne Bonny
B) Edward Teach
C) Henry Morgan
D) William Kidd
  • 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) France
C) Spain
D) England
  • 4. How many cannon did Blackbeard's ship, Queen Anne's Revenge, have?
A) 30
B) 20
C) 50
D) 40
  • 5. What was the name of Blackbeard's pirate crew?
A) The Black Pearl
B) The Queen Anne's Revenge
C) The Jolly Roger
D) The Flying Dutchman
  • 6. What was Blackbeard's iconic appearance feature?
A) Parrot on shoulder
B) Eyepatch
C) Long black beard
D) Hook for hand
  • 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) Barbados
C) Cuba
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) Ocracoke Island
B) Port Royal
C) Tortuga
D) Nassau
  • 12. What was Edward Teach's better-known name?
A) Blackbeard
B) Captain Teach
C) The Pirate King
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 Atlantic Ocean
C) The Caribbean Sea
D) The Mediterranean Sea
  • 14. Who was the captain that Blackbeard joined around 1716?
A) Captain Morgan
B) Captain Kidd
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) 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 Savannah, Georgia
D) Near Charleston, South Carolina
  • 18. Where did Blackbeard settle after parting with Stede Bonnet?
A) Savannah, Georgia
B) Port Royal, Jamaica
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) Captain Morgan
D) King George I
  • 20. Who led the force that killed Blackbeard?
A) Captain Morgan
B) Lieutenant Robert Maynard
C) Captain Kidd
D) Captain Sparrow
  • 21. What was Blackbeard known for in terms of leadership style?
A) Being a democratic leader
B) Using extreme violence
C) Being a coward
D) Spurning the use of violence and relying on his fearsome image
  • 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 Boston News-Letter
B) The Virginia Gazette
C) The London Gazette
D) The New England Courant
  • 24. Which city is Blackbeard most likely to have been raised in?
A) Bristol
B) Plymouth
C) Liverpool
D) London
  • 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 sailors
C) He was born into a family of farmers
D) He may have been born into a respectable, wealthy family
  • 26. Who described New Providence as 'no city of homes'?
A) George Woodbury.
B) Captain Benjamin Hornigold.
C) Henry Jennings.
D) Stede Bonnet.
  • 27. How many guns did Teach's sloop have according to Captain Mathew Munthe?
A) 4 guns.
B) 6 guns.
C) 10 guns.
D) 12 guns.
  • 28. How many ships did Teach's flotilla consist of after taking over Revenge?
A) Five ships.
B) Four ships.
C) Three ships.
D) Two ships.
  • 29. What did Hornigold do after retiring from piracy?
A) Accepted the King's pardon.
B) Settled in Jamaica.
C) Started a trading company.
D) Joined the Royal Navy.
  • 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) Mauvaise Rencontre
D) Bonnet's Revenge
  • 31. Where did Blackbeard and his crew disembark the crew and cargo of La Concorde?
A) Martinique
B) Crab Island
C) Bequia
D) Saint Vincent
  • 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 Great Allen
B) The Margaret
C) The Monserrat Merchant
D) La Concorde
  • 34. Who did Blackbeard place in command of Bonnet's Revenge?
A) Captain Kentish
B) Richards
C) Henry Bostock
D) Captain Edwards
  • 35. What was the name of the merchant sloop that Blackbeard stopped off the coast of Crab Island?
A) The Great Allen
B) La Concorde
C) The Margaret
D) The Monserrat Merchant
  • 36. What did Blackbeard's crew inform Henry Bostock about their past actions?
A) They had destroyed several other vessels.
B) They had rescued a stranded ship.
C) They had found a hidden treasure.
D) They had captured a Spanish galleon.
  • 37. How many men did Blackbeard reportedly command by late November 1717?
A) 200 men
B) 300 men
C) At least 150 men
D) 50 men
  • 38. What did Teach and Bonnet likely attack off in December 1717?
A) Hispaniola
B) Sint Eustatius
C) Jamaica
D) Barbados
  • 39. Which bay did pirates plan to head toward after their attack off Sint Eustatius?
A) Grand Cayman
B) Havana
C) Samaná Bay
D) Belize
  • 40. Which British ship reported on pirate activity on 6 February?
A) HMS Seaford
B) HMS Caesar
C) HMS Adventure
D) HMS Scarborough
  • 41. Who became the captain of the Adventure after joining Teach's fleet?
A) Captain Hume
B) Israel Hands
C) Harriot
D) Bonnet
  • 42. Which vessel did Teach's fleet loot and burn in the Bay of Honduras?
A) Adventure
B) HMS Scarborough
C) Protestant Caesar
D) HMS Seaford
  • 43. 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
  • 44. What rank did Blackbeard award himself by May 1718?
A) Admiral
B) Lieutenant
C) Captain
D) Commodore
  • 45. What was the first vessel captured during the blockade of Charles Town?
A) Pilot boat
B) Queen Anne's Revenge
C) Crowley
D) Adventure
  • 46. How many vessels were stopped and ransacked during the blockade of Charles Town?
A) Five
B) Twelve
C) About nine
D) Seven
  • 47. What did Blackbeard demand from the colonial government of South Carolina?
A) Medical supplies
B) Gold and silver
C) Weapons
D) Food provisions
  • 48. Who agreed to Blackbeard's demands for medical supplies?
A) Israel Hands
B) Samuel Wragg
C) Governor Charles Eden
D) Mr. Marks
  • 49. What was the original name of Beaufort Inlet?
A) Charles Town Inlet
B) Adventure Inlet
C) Topsail Inlet
D) Pirate's Cove
  • 50. 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 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) 50
C) About 25
D) 100
  • 52. 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) Settle in Bath permanently
D) Capture more ships
  • 53. What happened to the French ship Blackbeard found at sea?
A) One crew was moved to another ship
B) It was taken as a prize
C) It was sunk
D) It was abandoned
  • 54. What did Blackbeard rename his remaining sloop to?
A) Queen Anne's Revenge
B) Crowley
C) Sloop
D) Adventure
  • 55. What did Blackbeard do to the captured ships and prisoners after receiving medical supplies?
A) Sold them
B) Kept them
C) Released them
D) Sank them
  • 56. What did Blackbeard do with the crew of the Queen Anne's Revenge after it ran aground?
A) Marooned them
B) Kept them with him
C) Sank the ship with them
D) Released 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) 23 November
C) 18 August 1718
D) 17 November
  • 58. Who was arrested by Spotswood for potentially knowing Teach's whereabouts?
A) John Holloway
B) Captain Brand
C) William Howard
D) Colonel Maurice Moore
  • 59. How many men did Maynard have in total for the mission?
A) 100
B) 57
C) 75
D) 45
  • 60. From which location did Maynard and his men sail on 17 November?
A) Pamlico River
B) Kecoughtan
C) Ocracoke Inlet
D) Bath
  • 61. Who went into Bath to check for Teach's presence?
A) Colonel Moore
B) Captain Jeremiah Vail
C) Governor Eden
D) Lieutenant Robert Maynard
  • 62. On which date did Maynard find the pirates anchored on Ocracoke Island?
A) 21 November
B) 19 November
C) 20 November
D) 22 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) Cut Adventure's anchor cable
D) Ordered his men to retreat
  • 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 did Maynard report as the number of his men killed in the battle?
A) 15
B) 10
C) 12
D) 8
  • 66. What was the total value of Blackbeard's loot sold at auction?
A) £90
B) £400
C) £2,238
D) £79,000
  • 67. On what date were the pirates tried under admiralty law in Williamsburg?
A) 4 April 1719
B) August 1718
C) 12 March 1719
D) 17 March 1722
  • 68. Where were the remaining pirates hanged?
A) In Bath
B) In Ocracoke
C) In North Carolina
D) Along Williamsburg's Capitol Landing Road
  • 69. Who did Spotswood accuse of being in league with Blackbeard?
A) Israel Hands
B) Tobias Knight
C) Lieutenant Maynard
D) Captain Brand
  • 70. Who was named a beneficiary in Eden's will?
A) Robert Walpole
B) Tobias Knight
C) John Holloway
D) Hugh Drysdale
  • 71. When did Governor Eden die?
A) 17 March 1722
B) August 1718
C) 12 March 1719
D) 4 April 1719
  • 72. Who replaced Spotswood as governor?
A) Hugh Drysdale
B) John Holloway
C) Governor Eden
D) Robert Walpole
  • 73. What did Spotswood argue was the source of his authority to capture the pirates?
A) The House of Burgesses
B) Governor Eden
C) The king
D) Lord Carteret
  • 74. What was the estimated value of the prize money for capturing Blackbeard in 2023?
A) £79,000
B) £90
C) £2,238
D) £400
  • 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) Pirate's Path
D) Admiralty Road
  • 76. What did Spotswood suggest about Eden's contribution to the success of the operation?
A) Eden was the mastermind.
B) Eden financed the operation.
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) Bartholomew Roberts
C) Francis Drake
D) Blackbeard
  • 78. Who retired as a rich man, more successful than Blackbeard?
A) Blackbeard
B) Henry Every
C) Bartholomew Roberts
D) William Kidd
  • 79. What did Nautilus Productions file a motion for after the Supreme Court ruling?
A) Settlement
B) Reconsideration
C) Dismissal
D) Appeal
  • 80. 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 for naval expansion
D) A bill supporting Blackbeard's Law
  • 81. Which pirate took an estimated five times the amount Blackbeard stole?
A) Bartholomew Roberts
B) Henry Every
C) Anne Bonny
D) William Kidd
  • 82. What year did the Queen Anne's Revenge wreck site artifacts start being displayed?
A) 2005
B) 2013
C) 1996
D) 1989
  • 83. What did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down in the 'Allen v. Cooper' case?
A) The Copyright Remedy Clarification Act
B) The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
C) Blackbeard's Law
D) The Copyright Act of 1976
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