Q 01/05

What year was the treasure hidden by art dealer Forrest Fenn finally found?

A) 2017

B) 2018

C) 2020

D) 2019

Answer · why

C) 2020

After a decade-long search, the treasure chest hidden by eccentric art dealer Forrest Fenn was found in June 2020.

Q 02/05

Who wrote the classic adventure novel 'Treasure Island'?

A) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

B) Robert Louis Stevenson

C) Daniel Defoe

D) Herman Melville

Answer · why

B) Robert Louis Stevenson

"Treasure Island," an adventure novel about buccaneers and buried gold, was written by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.

Q 03/05

Under what name did Blackbeard's future Queen Anne's Revenge sail for the French?

A) Le Saint-Michel

B) La Belle Étoile

C) La Concorde

D) Le Grand Dauphin

Answer · why

C) La Concorde

It was La Concorde, a French slave ship Blackbeard captured near Martinique in November 1717 and renamed Queen Anne's Revenge; he ran it aground off N...

Q 04/05

What outdoor activity involves using a GPS receiver or mobile device to find hidden containers?

A) Orienteering

B) Geocaching

C) Scavenger Hunting

D) Letterboxing

Answer · why

B) Geocaching

Geocaching hides containers, called geocaches, at coordinates published online for others to find with a GPS receiver or phone.

Q 05/05

What famous Spanish galleon, sunk in 1622, was discovered off the Florida Keys in 1985 by Mel Fisher?

A) San José

B) Santa Margarita

C) Nuestra Señora de la Concepción

D) Nuestra Señora de Atocha

Answer · why

D) Nuestra Señora de Atocha

The Nuestra Señora de Atocha, a Spanish galleon laden with treasure, sank in a hurricane in 1622 and was famously found by treasure hunter Mel Fisher ...