Captain William Bligh

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1. Who led the famous mutiny aboard the "HMS Bounty"? Peter Heywood John Fryer Fletcher Christian John Adams

2. What was Bligh’s rank at the time of the mutiny? Admiral Captain Lieutenant Commodore

3. What was the mission of the Bounty? To transport breadfruit plants from Tahiti to Jamaica To write a dictionary of the Tahitian language To observe the Transit of Venus To collect botanical specimens for Sir Joseph Banks

4. Bligh and 18 loyalists from the "HMS Bounty" were set adrift in a 23 foot longboat. Where did they eventually land and get help? Fiji Timor Tahiti Australia

5. After his eventual return to England in 1790, Bligh faced a court of inquiry for his role in losing the Bounty. What was the verdict of that court? Bligh was acquitted, and soon promoted to captain. Bligh was censured for losing the ship, but reinstated as a lieutenant. Bligh was cashiered from the navy. Bligh was ordered to pay restitution for losing a naval vessel.

6. Did Bligh ever return to Tahiti? He never returned to Tahiti. He returned in 1792. In 1811, near the end of his career. He died on a voyage to Tahiti in 1817.

7. In 1797, Bligh was involved in another mutiny. What was it? Indian Mutiny Mutiny at the Nore Mutiny on the Batavia Mutiny on the Hermione

8. In what battle, under the command of Admiral Nelson, did Bligh distinguish himself? Battle of the Nile (1798) Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) Battle of Trafalgar (1805) Battle of Copenhagen (1801)

9. The long-suffering Bligh endured yet a third mutiny as governor of New South Wales, Australia in 1808. What was this known as? The Great Convict Rebellion The Sydney Mutiny The Rum Rebellion Bligh’s Deposition

10. Bligh first went to sea at the age of seven, and served in the navy for most of his life. What rank did he eventually achieve? Commodore Captain Vice-Admiral Rear-Admiral