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Pirate Slang

Created by mrbell

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Pirate Slang game quiz
"How well do you know pirate language? What's the difference between a caulker and a cackle fruit? Let's find out. If you have read "Pirates" by John Matthews or "Pirateology" by William Lubber, then you will probably ace this quiz! Good Luck1"

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1. What is a cat-o'-nine-tails?
    a pretty bar maid
    a drink enjoyed by pirates
    a cat who is possessed
    a whip used for flogging


2. What does it mean to "feed the fish"?
    retire from piracy
    to be flogged
    throw food into the sea
    to be thrown into the sea


3. What is the Dead Man's Chest?
    where a pirate keeps his booty
    an empty rum bottle
    cold storage for food on a journey
    a coffin


4. What is another name for the hangman?
    Jack Ketch
    Henry Avery
    Black Bart
    John Quelch


5. What would pirates call empty bottles?
    goners
    dead ladies
    dead men
    deadlights


6. What is cackle fruit?
    coconuts
    fruit that makes you laugh
    chicken eggs
    green apples


7. Who was a 'powder monkey"?
    boys who swabbed the decks
    boys who carried gunpowder to the guns
    boys who cooked the meals on ship
    boys who served as lookouts


8. What is a barker?
    a sword
    an ax
    a hatchet
    a pistol


9. What is a caulker?
    a drink to celebrate a victory at sea.
    an alcoholic drink taken after a drinking bout
    a drink that was taken when the captain of a ship died
    a special cannon used by pirates only when battling Spain


10. What are you doing if you're 'dancing the hempen jig'?
    climbing the ship's mast
    swimming
    being hanged
    getting drunk


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Compiled Jun 28 12