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1. In which year did John Hawkins first visit the Caribbean?
2. Which vessel did Queen Elizabeth I contribute to Hawkins' second Caribbean voyage?
3. In which harbour was Hawkins betrayed by the Spaniards?
4. Known to history as the Golden Hind, what name was her original name?
5. Which motto was stitched on the Spanish banner captured by Drake at Santo Domingo?
6. Which name was given to the first new English 'race-built' galleon completed in 1573?
7. In which year did the Royal Navy adopt James I's Union Jack?
8. Who commanded the British fleet at the Texel 1653?
9. Whose betrayal led the Royal Navy to fight alone against the Dutch at the Battle of Sole Bay 1672?
10. Who won the battle of Barfleur 1692?
11. Which famous location was captured by the Royal Navy in 1704?
12. Who designed the Royal Navy's uniform for commissioned officers in 1748?
13. Name the first class of Royal Navy '74s'.
14. Who charted the St. Lawrence River in 1759?
15. What was odd about the Battle of Quiberon Bay 1759?
16. Name Cook's ship in his 1768 voyage.
17. Who ordered the coppering of the British fleet?
18. What name was given to Rodney's victory on January 16th 1780?
19. Which ship led the British line at the Battle of the Saintes?
20. What relation was George Bligh to the commander of HMS Bounty?
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