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Mayflower Quiz
What do you know about the Mayflower, that doughty little barque that
sailed the Pilgrims to America. Few mariners will be able to answer all the
following questions:
1. The Mayflower had previously been engaged in (a) slave trade (b)
the wine trade (c) the lumber trade (d) the Dutch Royal Navy
2. She weighed (a) 180 tons (b) 360 tons (c) 90 tons (d) 466 tons
3. Her Captain’s name was (a) John Smith (b) Brett Hallstein (c)
Christopher Jones (d) Erik Hendrickson
4. In addition to the Pilgrims, she carried a cargo that included (a)
cartons of beads (b) another small vessel called a shallop (c) Bibles (d)
muskets
5. Her first stop in America was in (a) Boston (b) Salt Lake City (c)
New York (d) Providence
6. She started out with another ship called the (a) Seahorse (b)
Goodhope (c) Wangen-stein (d) Speedwell
7. The two ships put back to port (a) once (b) twice (c) thrice (d)
not at all before the Mayflower sailed alone.
8. The voyage took (a) 67 days (b) one year (c) 18 months (d) three
weeks
9. When she returned to England the next spring how many passengers
returned with her? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 25 (d) 100
10. Two years after the voyage her hulk was sold for (a) 100 Pounds
(b) $2000 (c) $9.99 (d) 500 Pounds
Answers:
1. b 2. a
3. c 4. b
5. d 6. d
7. b 8. a
9. b 10. a
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