Q 01/05

By what real name is Blackbeard usually known?

A) Edward Low

B) Edward Teach

C) Edward England

D) Edward Drummond

Answer · why

B) Edward Teach

People who actually met him wrote 'Thatch'; pirates often used false surnames, so his true name may never be known.

Q 02/05

What was the name of Blackbeard's 40-gun flagship?

A) Golden Hind

B) Queen Anne's Revenge

C) Whydah Gally

D) Royal Fortune

Answer · why

B) Queen Anne's Revenge

She had been the French slave ship La Concorde, and before that the English merchantman Concord.

Q 03/05

What was Blackbeard reported to have tied under his hat to frighten enemies?

A) Lit fuses

B) Small bells

C) Silver coins

D) Snakes

Answer · why

A) Lit fuses

The slow matches, plus three brace of pistols in bandoliers, gave him a look 'from hell', according to a 1724 account.

Q 04/05

On which Bahamian island did Blackbeard base himself when he first turned pirate around 1716?

A) Great Abaco

B) Grand Bahama

C) Eleuthera

D) New Providence

Answer · why

D) New Providence

Its harbour held hundreds of ships but was too shallow for the Royal Navy's largest vessels.

Q 05/05

Under which pirate captain did Blackbeard first serve before commanding his own sloop?

A) Charles Vane

B) Henry Every

C) Bartholomew Roberts

D) Benjamin Hornigold

Answer · why

D) Benjamin Hornigold

Hornigold, a former privateer, attacked only old enemies; his crew demoted him and he took the King's pardon.