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Quiz about Oak Island Treasure Mystery 1

Oak Island Treasure Mystery #1 Quiz

The mystery of the 'money pit' has been unsolved for a long time. What's down there? Who put it there? How? Why?

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
75,029

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3585

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (9/10), Guest 38 (5/10), slay01 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where is Oak Island? Hint

Off the coast of Western Canada

Off the coast of Eastern Canada

Off the coast of Eastern Mexico

Off the coast of Western Mexico

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Question 2 of 10

2. According to the most popular story, who made the discovery that something may have been buried in Oak Island? Hint

Schoolboys

Business Speculators

Scientists

Tourists

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Question 3 of 10

3. Around which year do most stories say that the first excavations in search of "treasure" were made at Oak Island? Hint

1800

1600

1700

1500

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Question 4 of 10

4. What 'booby trap' was (and still is) a major impediment to excavating the pit? Hint

Frequent Flooding

Mucky, Swamplike Conditions

Impenetrable Rock

Dense, Overgrown Vegetation

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Question 5 of 10

5. What future US president visited Oak Island on a 'dig'? Hint

Franklin D Roosevelt

Harry Truman

Woodrow Wilson

Dwight Eisenhower

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Question 6 of 10

6. One early theory speculated that pirate gold was buried there. What pirate's name most is most often cited in connection with this theory? Hint

Captain Kidd

Blackbeard

L'Ollonois

Henry Morgan

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Question 7 of 10

7. What evidence supports the idea that the pit is not a natural phenomenon? Hint

Recovery of jewelry

Discovery of coded symbols

All of these

Discovery of non-indigenous substances

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Question 8 of 10

8. What author is most frequently associated with the mystery? Hint

Shakespeare

Dante

Hugo

Dickens

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Question 9 of 10

9. What theories exist as to the content of the pit? Hint

Manuscripts

All of these

Information regarding 'secret organizations'

Gold

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Question 10 of 10

10. What caused the single biggest loss of life in the treasure hunt? Hint

Crime

Fire

Noxious fumes

Cave-in

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where is Oak Island?

Answer: Off the coast of Eastern Canada

It's a small island in the general vicinity of Nova Scotia.

2. According to the most popular story, who made the discovery that something may have been buried in Oak Island?

Answer: Schoolboys

Three schoolboys apparently rowed across from the mainland and discovered evidence that something had been buried. That's when the fun - and the legend - began.

3. Around which year do most stories say that the first excavations in search of "treasure" were made at Oak Island?

Answer: 1800

The schoolboys (in the preceding question) made the discovery just prior to 1800.

4. What 'booby trap' was (and still is) a major impediment to excavating the pit?

Answer: Frequent Flooding

Whenever excavation seems to be making progress, the pit floods. What 'primitive' genius of so long ago was able to devise an underwater system that would confound excavation attempts for centuries?

5. What future US president visited Oak Island on a 'dig'?

Answer: Franklin D Roosevelt

Young (college student) FDR was one of those who explored the mystery.

6. One early theory speculated that pirate gold was buried there. What pirate's name most is most often cited in connection with this theory?

Answer: Captain Kidd

Kidd worked his piracy off the northeast coast of the U.S. in the latter part of the 18th century. So, when one thinks of buried pirate treasure ...

7. What evidence supports the idea that the pit is not a natural phenomenon?

Answer: All of these

Coconut fiber was found in the pit: it is not indigenous to the island. Symbols were found encoded on stones (and on {parchment);} the message (once translated) tells of a treasure buried below. Drilling has occasionally recovered an earring or some such piece of jewelry.

8. What author is most frequently associated with the mystery?

Answer: Shakespeare

Legend has it that proof that the original manuscripts of William Shakespeare's plays are buried there, proving that someone other than Shakespeare (usually Francis Bacon) was the real author.

9. What theories exist as to the content of the pit?

Answer: All of these

Pirate gold, of course. Manuscripts regarding Shakespeare - see comment to preceding question. Also, it is speculated that information regarding 'secret organizations' (Freemasons, Rosicrucians, Knights Templar, etc.) may be buried there.

10. What caused the single biggest loss of life in the treasure hunt?

Answer: Noxious fumes

Several members of a family that was attempting to excavate the pit apparently succumbed to noxious fumes (carbon dioxide or gasoline) and fell into the pit.

Source: Author robert362

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