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| What county is Roanoke Island Festival Park located in? |
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| It is located in Dare county. |
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Where is Roanoke Island located?
Hint-What is it across from? |
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| It is across from the Manteo waterfront. |
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| What does Festival Park celebrate? |
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| It celebrates Roanoke Island's place in history as the birthplace of English-speaking America. |
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| When did 'the dream of an English-speaking nation' begin on the shores of Roanoke Island? How many years was this before the Jamestown settlement? |
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| It began in 1584. This was 23 years before the Jamestown settlement. |
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| What island was home to the first temporary English settlements and who sponsered them? |
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| Sir Walter Raleigh sponsered trips and settlements on Roanoke Island. |
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| During what years did Sir Walter Raleigh sponser trips to the new world? |
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| He sponsered trips during the years 1584-1587. |
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| Festival Park celebrates this time period through ____________, a representation of a _____ century ship. |
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| In what year did Sir Walter Raleigh sneds his sencond of three expeditions to the new world? |
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| Who was Virginia named after? |
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| It was named after Queen Elizabeth I (the Virgin Queen). |
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| Who was in command during Sir Walter Raleigh's second expedition to the new world? Who was the 'pilot'? |
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| Sir Richard Grenville was in command while Simon Fernando was the pilot. |
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| When did ships leave and arrive at Roanoke Island? How many ships were there? How many people were onboard? |
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| 7 ships left England in April of 1585 and arrived in July of the same year. There were 500-600 people on board. |
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| Who was the governor of Raleigh's second expedition? |
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| Who was also traveling in the 1585 expedition? |
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Thomas Harriot -> a scientist
John White -> an artist |
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| How long did the men stay in the New World during the second voyage? |
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| How many ships were ssent during the second voyage and what was the name of one? |
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| There were 7 ships and one of the ships was named Elizabeth. |
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| Who captained the ship named Elizabeth? What did he do? |
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| Thomas Cavendish--> survived the 1585 voyage and became the second man to lead an expedition around the world. |
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| Who was the first man to circumnavigate the world? Who was the second? |
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| The first man was Sir Francis Drake and Thomas Cavendish was second. |
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| Elizabeth was a _________ ship and helped capture 2 ___________ vessels in the Caribbean. |
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| What made Elizabeth an ideal choice as a tourist attraction to be docked in Manteo? |
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| Her size made her an ideal choice. |
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| What is Elizabeth II, a representation or a replica? |
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| What was Elizabeth II originally built as a part of? |
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| She was originally built as part of America's Quadra-centennial Celebration. |
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| What is the difference between a representation and a replica? |
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REPRESENTAION-gives a broad example of similar ships by using a generic composite of authentic design components
REPLICA-an exact copy of one ship |
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| Who suggested Elizabeth II's construction? |
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| When did construction on Elizabeth II begin? |
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| It began in July of 1982. |
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| When was Elizabeth II launched? |
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| It was launched November 22, 1983. |
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| What would the English have used for most of Elizabeth II's construction? |
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| They would have used white oak (a hard sturdy wood). |
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| What is Elizabeth II's frame made of? What characteristics does the wood have? |
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| It is made of treated yellow pine and planked with juniper. The woods are softer the noak but last longer in the less salty brackish water of the sounds. |
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| What kind of colors is Elizabeth II painted with, dull or bright colors? |
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| She is painted with bright colors. |
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| What does square-rigged refer to? |
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| It refers to the sails being square to the fore and aft line of the ship |
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| What does square-rigged NOT refer to? |
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| It does NOT refer to the shape of the sails. |
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| Elizabeth II is a square-rigged _____ of _______________, with _________ masts. |
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| What is Bark a reference to? |
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| It is a reference to the size of the ship in volume. |
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| They are a measure of volume, with one tunne referring to a barrel that could hold 252 gallons of liquid. |
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| What is Bark a category of? |
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| It is a category of vessels that measure from 50-150 tunnes. |
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| How big is Elizabeth II? (length, width) |
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| She is 69 feet long and 17 feet wide. |
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| How big is Elizabeth II's topmast and how much water does she 'draw'? |
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| She 'draws' 8ft of water and her topmast is 65ft tall. |
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| When was Elizabeth II launched and when was she presented to the State of North Carolina? |
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LAUNCHED-->November 22, 1983
PRESENTED-->July 13, 1984 |
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