Oak Island Mystery
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Who are the current owners of Oak Island?

  • Rick and Marty Lagina (correct)
  • The Michigan Group
  • Three teenage boys
  • Captain James Kidd
  • How many people have died on Oak Island in the past 100 years?

  • Two
  • Three
  • Six (correct)
  • Seven
  • What was discovered at Smith's Cove?

  • A Money Pit
  • Artefacts of monetary value
  • Treasure
  • A Lead Cross (correct)
  • What is the most commonly mentioned suspect for buried treasure on Oak Island?

    <p>Captain James Kidd</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate distance between Oak Island and France?

    <p>4,817 km</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • The Oak Island curse is a legend that predicts that seven people will die before the treasure is found.

    • Some six people have died in the past 100 years looking for treasure on the island.

    • Oak Island is located in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, and is privately owned by the Michigan Group.

    • Rick and Marty Lagina are the owners of Oak Island, and they claim to have found artefacts of monetary value, but no treasure.

    • In 1799 three teenage boys discovered a depression on the island known as the Money Pit, which became known as the site of the treasure.

    • The boys discovered evidence that the hole had been used for ‘something’, and so it’s plausible that they found treasure and hid it away.

    • There is no evidence that any treasure has been found on the island.

    • The Lead Cross discovered at Smith's Cove is reckoned to be six or seven hundred years old and heralding from Southern France.

    • Captain Kidd is one of the most commonly mentioned suspects in regards to buried treasure on Oak Island.

    • There is no one singular theory as to who could have buried their treasure on Oak Island, but one person's name crops up regularly - Captain James Kidd.

    • Oak Island was a British colony for about eighty years before Marie Antoinette even lost her head.

    • Assuming Marie Antoinette gave her jewellery to her lady-in-waiting, why take them to a tiny island 4,817 km away? One counter suggestion is that Oak Island was a French colony, but why flee from France to another French territory?

    • No need to worry about that, it had been a British colony for about eighty years before Marie Antoinette even lost her head.

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