Blackbeard - Quiz
Blackbeard
  • 1. What was Blackbeard's real name?
A) William Kidd
B) Anne Bonny
C) Edward Teach
D) Henry Morgan
  • 2. Which ship did Blackbeard command?
A) Golden Hind
B) HMS Victory
C) The Black Pearl
D) Queen Anne's Revenge
  • 3. Where was Blackbeard born?
A) England
B) France
C) Portugal
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 Flying Dutchman
B) The Black Pearl
C) The Queen Anne's Revenge
D) The Jolly Roger
  • 6. What was Blackbeard's iconic appearance feature?
A) Parrot on shoulder
B) Hook for hand
C) Eyepatch
D) Long black beard
  • 7. How many wives did Blackbeard have?
A) 3
B) 7
C) 14
D) 9
  • 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) Cuba
C) Barbados
D) Jamaica
  • 10. What was Blackbeard's flag called?
A) Jolly Roger
B) Skull and Bones
C) Red Flag
D) Crossed Swords
  • 11. Where was Blackbeard killed in battle?
A) Port Royal
B) Tortuga
C) Ocracoke Island
D) Nassau
  • 12. What was Edward Teach's better-known name?
A) The Pirate King
B) Edward the Pirate
C) Blackbeard
D) Captain Teach
  • 13. Where did Blackbeard operate as a pirate?
A) The Caribbean Sea
B) The Mediterranean Sea
C) The Atlantic Ocean
D) Around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies
  • 14. Who was the captain that Blackbeard joined around 1716?
A) Captain Morgan
B) Captain Benjamin Hornigold
C) Captain Kidd
D) Captain Sparrow
  • 15. What did Blackbeard reportedly tie under his hat to frighten enemies?
A) Rope
B) Lit fuses (slow matches)
C) Feathers
D) Flags
  • 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 Port Royal, Jamaica
B) Near Charleston, South Carolina
C) Near Beaufort, North Carolina
D) Near Savannah, Georgia
  • 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) Captain Kidd
B) Captain Morgan
C) King George I
D) Alexander Spotswood, the governor of Virginia
  • 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) Being a democratic leader
C) Using extreme violence
D) Spurning the use of violence and relying on his fearsome image
  • 22. How was Blackbeard romanticized after his death?
A) As a misunderstood sailor
B) As a villain in historical texts
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 London Gazette
C) The New England Courant
D) The Virginia Gazette
  • 24. Which city is Blackbeard most likely to have been raised in?
A) London
B) Plymouth
C) Liverpool
D) Bristol
  • 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) Stede Bonnet.
C) Captain Benjamin Hornigold.
D) Henry Jennings.
  • 27. How many guns did Teach's sloop have according to Captain Mathew Munthe?
A) 12 guns.
B) 6 guns.
C) 4 guns.
D) 10 guns.
  • 28. How many ships did Teach's flotilla consist of after taking over Revenge?
A) Three ships.
B) Five ships.
C) Four ships.
D) Two ships.
  • 29. What did Hornigold do after retiring from piracy?
A) Started a trading company.
B) Settled in Jamaica.
C) Joined the Royal Navy.
D) Accepted the King's pardon.
  • 30. What was the original name of the ship that Blackbeard captured and renamed Queen Anne's Revenge?
A) Bonnet's Revenge
B) Mauvaise Rencontre
C) Great Allen
D) La Concorde
  • 31. Where did Blackbeard and his crew disembark the crew and cargo of La Concorde?
A) Bequia
B) Martinique
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) 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) La Concorde
D) The Margaret
  • 34. What was the name of the road where the pirates were left to rot in gibbets?
A) Capitol Landing Road
B) Admiralty Road
C) Pirate's Path
D) Gallows Road
  • 35. What did Blackbeard demand from the colonial government of South Carolina?
A) Gold and silver
B) Food provisions
C) Medical supplies
D) Weapons
  • 36. What did Spotswood argue was the source of his authority to capture the pirates?
A) Lord Carteret
B) Governor Eden
C) The House of Burgesses
D) The king
  • 37. What did Blackbeard rename his remaining sloop to?
A) Sloop
B) Crowley
C) Queen Anne's Revenge
D) Adventure
  • 38. What was the original name of Beaufort Inlet?
A) Topsail Inlet
B) Pirate's Cove
C) Charles Town Inlet
D) Adventure Inlet
  • 39. What did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down in the 'Allen v. Cooper' case?
A) Blackbeard's Law
B) The Copyright Act of 1976
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) Cut Adventure's anchor cable
B) Sent a warning signal
C) Fired at the small boat
D) Ordered his men to retreat
  • 41. Which pirate took an estimated five times the amount Blackbeard stole?
A) Bartholomew Roberts
B) Henry Every
C) Anne Bonny
D) William Kidd
  • 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 found a hidden treasure.
B) They had captured a Spanish galleon.
C) They had rescued a stranded ship.
D) They had destroyed several other vessels.
  • 44. What was the total value of Blackbeard's loot sold at auction?
A) £90
B) £2,238
C) £400
D) £79,000
  • 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) Bonnet
B) Captain Hume
C) Harriot
D) Israel Hands
  • 47. Who did Blackbeard place in command of Bonnet's Revenge?
A) Richards
B) Henry Bostock
C) Captain Kentish
D) Captain Edwards
  • 48. What did Nautilus Productions file a motion for after the Supreme Court ruling?
A) Reconsideration
B) Dismissal
C) Settlement
D) Appeal
  • 49. 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
  • 50. Who retired as a rich man, more successful than Blackbeard?
A) William Kidd
B) Blackbeard
C) Bartholomew Roberts
D) Henry Every
  • 51. What did Maynard report as the number of his men killed in the battle?
A) 12
B) 15
C) 10
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) Ocracoke Inlet
B) Bath
C) Pamlico River
D) Kecoughtan
  • 54. How many vessels were stopped and ransacked during the blockade of Charles Town?
A) Twelve
B) Seven
C) Five
D) About nine
  • 55. How many men did Blackbeard maroon on a small sandy island?
A) About 25
B) 50
C) 100
D) 10
  • 56. How many men did Blackbeard reportedly command by late November 1717?
A) 50 men
B) At least 150 men
C) 200 men
D) 300 men
  • 57. How many men did Maynard have in total for the mission?
A) 57
B) 75
C) 100
D) 45
  • 58. Who agreed to Blackbeard's demands for medical supplies?
A) Samuel Wragg
B) Mr. Marks
C) Governor Charles Eden
D) Israel Hands
  • 59. What was the estimated value of the prize money for capturing Blackbeard in 2023?
A) £90
B) £79,000
C) £2,238
D) £400
  • 60. Who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth after returning from a round-the-world expedition?
A) Blackbeard
B) Henry Every
C) Bartholomew Roberts
D) Francis Drake
  • 61. What was the first vessel captured during the blockade of Charles Town?
A) Adventure
B) Crowley
C) Queen Anne's Revenge
D) Pilot boat
  • 62. 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
  • 63. What rank did Blackbeard award himself by May 1718?
A) Admiral
B) Commodore
C) Captain
D) Lieutenant
  • 64. How many times was Teach shot according to Maynard's examination?
A) Seven times
B) Ten times
C) Three 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 escape the men-of-war
C) To hide from the governor
D) To reduce the fleet's crew complement
  • 66. What was the date of the proclamation issued by Governor Spotswood requiring former pirates to make themselves known to the authorities?
A) 17 November
B) 23 November
C) 18 August 1718
D) 10 July
  • 67. Who was arrested by Spotswood for potentially knowing Teach's whereabouts?
A) Captain Brand
B) Colonel Maurice Moore
C) John Holloway
D) William Howard
  • 68. Which British ship reported on pirate activity on 6 February?
A) HMS Caesar
B) HMS Adventure
C) HMS Seaford
D) HMS Scarborough
  • 69. On what date were the pirates tried under admiralty law in Williamsburg?
A) 17 March 1722
B) 12 March 1719
C) August 1718
D) 4 April 1719
  • 70. What did Spotswood suggest about Eden's contribution to the success of the operation?
A) Eden provided the ships.
B) Eden financed the operation.
C) Eden was the mastermind.
D) Eden could contribute nothing.
  • 71. What was the name of the merchant sloop that Blackbeard stopped off the coast of Crab Island?
A) The Monserrat Merchant
B) The Great Allen
C) The Margaret
D) La Concorde
  • 72. Who replaced Spotswood as governor?
A) Hugh Drysdale
B) Governor Eden
C) Robert Walpole
D) John Holloway
  • 73. Which bay did pirates plan to head toward after their attack off Sint Eustatius?
A) Havana
B) Grand Cayman
C) Samaná Bay
D) Belize
  • 74. Where were the remaining pirates hanged?
A) In North Carolina
B) In Ocracoke
C) Along Williamsburg's Capitol Landing Road
D) In Bath
  • 75. What did Teach and Bonnet likely attack off in December 1717?
A) Sint Eustatius
B) Jamaica
C) Barbados
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) 4 April 1719
B) 17 March 1722
C) August 1718
D) 12 March 1719
  • 78. Who did Spotswood accuse of being in league with Blackbeard?
A) Captain Brand
B) Israel Hands
C) Tobias Knight
D) Lieutenant Maynard
  • 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) Lieutenant Robert Maynard
B) Captain Jeremiah Vail
C) Colonel Moore
D) Governor Eden
  • 81. On which date did Maynard find the pirates anchored on Ocracoke Island?
A) 21 November
B) 19 November
C) 20 November
D) 22 November
  • 82. 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) Released them
D) Sank the ship with them
  • 83. What did Governor Eden give Blackbeard permission to do?
A) Return to piracy
B) Settle in Bath permanently
C) Capture more ships
D) Sail to St Thomas to seek a privateer's commission
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