How Well Do You Know Port Royal?
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 114
Located in a Caribbean island nation, Port Royal is a village founded in the 16th century which was once widely known and the largest in the region — but soon dropped its fame following some tragic events.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
In which country can you find Port Royal?- A.
Jamaica
- B.
Turks and Caicos Islands
- C.
Haiti
- D.
Bahamas
- E.
Dominican Republic
- F.
Cuba
- 2.
When was Port Royal founded?
- A.
1518
- B.
1519
- C.
1520
- D.
1521
- 3.
What destroyed Port Royal initially?
- A.
A tsunami
- B.
An earthquake
- C.
A flood
- D.
A volcanic eruption
- 4.
In which year did the eminent destruction of Port Royal occur?
- A.
1692
- B.
1693
- C.
1694
- D.
1695
- 5.
When was Port Royal captured by the English?
- A.
1655
- B.
1656
- C.
1657
- D.
1658
- 6.
Which of these forts built by the English survived the first earthquake in Port Royal?
- A.
Fort Charlisle
- B.
Fort Rupert
- C.
Fort James
- D.
Fort Charles
- 7.
Who invited pirates to Port Royal to protect the island?
- A.
Henry Morgan
- B.
Governor Edward D'Oley
- C.
Charles Vane
- D.
Edward Thatch
- 8.
When did the second earthquake hit Port Royal?
- A.
1969
- B.
1907
- C.
1910
- D.
1914
- 9.
Which tribe first inhabited Port Royal? The...
- A.
Spanish
- B.
Taino-Indian
- C.
Portuguese
- D.
Chinese
- 10.
When was the Giddy house in Port Royal built?
- A.
1880
- B.
1885
- C.
1890
- D.
1895
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