Category: Brain Teasers

Queen Anne’s Revenge was sailed by Edward Teach, better known as who?

Blackbeard
Jack Sparrow
Calico Jack
Captain Kidd

The Answer: The correct answer is Blackbeard.

What scientist spent five years exploring South America on the HMS Beagle?

David Attenborough
John James Audubon
Charles Darwin
Steve Irwin

The Answer: The correct answer is Charles Darwin.

What novel was inspired by the sinking of the Essex in 1820?

The Old Man and the Sea
Treasure Island
Moby Dick
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

The Answer: The correct answer is Moby Dick.

Which oceanographer had a research vessel named Calypso?

James Cook
James Cameron
Sylvia Earle
Jacques Cousteau

The Answer: The correct answer is Jacques Cousteau.

What was the RMS Titanic’s expected arrival port for its maiden voyage?

Baltimore
New York City
Boston
Nassau

The Answer: The correct answer is New York City.

The USS Constitution earned what nickname in the War of 1812?

Flying Dutchman
Poseidon
Minnow
Old Ironsides

The Answer: The correct answer is Old Ironsides.

How much does it cost to mail a standard size postcard within the U.S.?

40 cents
50 cents
58 cents
60 cents

The Answer: The correct answer is 40 cents.

What character’s bearded image was popularized by a Thomas Nast cartoon?

Uncle Sam
Gandalf
Santa Claus
Zeus

The Answer: The correct answer is Santa Claus.

Besides the U.S. dollar, what is the only major currency to feature bills all of the same size?

Australian dollar
Canadian dollar
Japanese yen
Euro

The Answer: The correct answer is Canadian dollar.

What Russian ruler instituted a tax on beards?

Peter the Great
Nicholas II
Catherine the Great
Ivan the Terrible

The Answer: The correct answer is Peter the Great.