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Buccaneer Pirates

Created by ardhoniel

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Buccaneer Pirates game quiz
"While pirates are a romantic ideal in many films and novels, how much do you know about the real dark history of the true pirates? Aargh! Shiver me timbers, and enter if you dare!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. When you think of Pirates you think of the Caribbean, white sand beaches, tall ships, brave captains and tricorn hats. This idea comes from the "golden age of piracy". When was this?
    1690-1810
    1650-1720
    1660-1730
    1680-1760


2. A certain activity that pirates enjoyed was not allowed aboard most ships. Whenever the ship made port they would get involved in it. What was this activity?
    gambling
    smoking
    drinking
    card games


3. What year is the first recorded time that the "Jolly Rodger" (skull and crossbones) flag was flown on a pirate vessel?
    1717
    1700
    1698
    1704


4. The pirates had strict rules aboard their vessels. If these rules were broken then the person who violated the rule was punished. They had many punishments, which of these punishments is not believed to have been a real punishment used by pirates?
    walking the plank
    cat o' nine tails
    marooning
    sweating


5. Chinese pirates tended to favour a certain type of ship. What was it?
    sloop
    schooner
    junk
    barque


6. Pirates had to make port sometimes and they had havens where it was safe for a pirate to go without being arrested. What was the biggest pirate haven during the golden age of piracy until an earthquake destroyed it? (Hint: it was in Jamaica)
    Nassu
    Charlestown
    Tortuga
    Port Royal


7. Many of the most notorious and feared pirates were women. The earliest of these was a Irish woman known as "Granuaille". What was her real name?
    Mary Read
    Grace O'Mally
    Anne Bonny
    Ann Mills


8. A common alchoholic drink drunk by the pirates was a rum, water,lemon juice and sugar mixture. What was the name given to this drink?
    caulker
    grog
    oggins
    belay


9. There were many positions aboard a ship. One of them was assigned to small boys who had to clean and load the guns during battle. They were known by what name?
    powder-hogs
    powder-dogs
    powder-monkeys
    powder-parrots


10. Put these pirate guns in order from largest to smallest.
    blunderbuss, musket, pistol
    musket, blunderbuss, pistol
    pistol, blunderbuss, musket
    musket, pistol, blunderbuss

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