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Quiz about A Pirates Life for Me
Quiz about A Pirates Life for Me

A Pirate's Life for Me Trivia Quiz


Ten questions on the life of a pirate and a few pirates that sailed the seas.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
pennie1478
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
393,924
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
318
Last 3 plays: Guest 81 (8/10), Godwit (9/10), Guest 151 (1/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The rules that pirates lived by while on ship were known as? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. After being hired as a privateer to protect English ships, this man became a pirate. What name did he go by? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was known as Queen Elizabeth I's first Sea Dog? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What Roman leader was kidnapped by pirates and held ransom for a month? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What did the pirates call the money and goods they stole from ships? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Jolly Roger was the nickname of what on a pirate's ship? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What were pirates that worked for the government known as? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. From what language did the word pirate originate? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the name of the famous buccaneer who became deputy governor of Jamaica in the 1600's? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Pirates who attacked Spanish ships were given what name by cooking their food on grills called boucans? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The rules that pirates lived by while on ship were known as?

Answer: Articles

Every pirate ship had its own articles; some were common to all ships such as no women allowed on ship, punishment for stealing, running away, or keeping secrets was death, and the crew shared the bounty equally. Everyone had to follow the rules, even the captain.
2. After being hired as a privateer to protect English ships, this man became a pirate. What name did he go by?

Answer: William Kidd

William Kidd was a privateer who was hired to protect English ships while they were in the Caribbean. He and his crew did their job until his crew got tired of giving away the treasures they confiscated from enemy ships. During a voyage in 1698, William Kidd and his crew attacked an Indian ship called the Quedagh Merchant coming around the tip of India. Kidd and his men boarded the ship and stole their treasure along with the ship. William Kidd was no longer a privateer; he was a pirate. On his way to Boston with his new ship and crew, William Kidd was arrested and sent back to England.

He was hanged for piracy and his body was left in a cage in exhibition.
3. Who was known as Queen Elizabeth I's first Sea Dog?

Answer: Francis Drake

Francis Drake hated the Spanish after they murdered several friends of his on board a ship. Queen Elizabeth I made him her first Sea Dog, privateers able to hunt down pirates and kill them without the fear of retribution. Any treasure Francis Drake took from a pirate ship, he gave to the queen.
4. What Roman leader was kidnapped by pirates and held ransom for a month?

Answer: Julius Caesar

When Julius Caesar was in his twenties, he was kidnapped by Sicilian pirates and held for a month before his father paid a ransom. Upon his release, Caesar took a fleet of ships back to where he was held and killed the pirates that kidnapped him.
5. What did the pirates call the money and goods they stole from ships?

Answer: Booty

The best booty a pirate could steal was gold, although they often stole food, drink, and clothing. Doubloons and pieces of eight (silver coins) were an exceptionally good booty for a pirate to steal from a ship. Very few trading ships carried gold. A pirate would even steal entire ships, leaving the crew of that ship with two options: become a member of the crew or die. Blackbeard's ship, Queen Anne's Revenge, was formerly a French trading ship.
6. Jolly Roger was the nickname of what on a pirate's ship?

Answer: Flag

The first pirate flags were red in color. Each pirate could have a different jolly roger.
Calico Jack had a skull and cross bones. Blackbeard had a skeleton holding an arrow and an hourglass. Black Bart had a pirate dancing with a skeleton. Long Ben had a skull wearing a bandana lying on cross bones.
7. What were pirates that worked for the government known as?

Answer: Privateers

Privateers were sea raiders who carried a letter of marque from their home country allowing them to attack ships from enemy countries. Any treasure taken from enemy ships would be given to the rulers of that country.
8. From what language did the word pirate originate?

Answer: Greek

The Greek word for 'pirate's is 'peirates' which means attacker. Pirates were sea robbers. If caught a pirate could be hanged at sea.
9. What was the name of the famous buccaneer who became deputy governor of Jamaica in the 1600's?

Answer: Henry Morgan

Henry Morgan lived in Jamaica as a buccaneer. When he was younger, Henry wanted to become a sailor, but realized that being a pirate would make him wealthier. He joined the English navy as a buccaneer. In the mid-1600's Henry Morgan was appointed deputy governor of Jamaica by King Charles II. In 1681, he was removed as deputy governor after his relationship with the king went downhill.
10. Pirates who attacked Spanish ships were given what name by cooking their food on grills called boucans?

Answer: Buccaneers

Buccaneers were outlaws from England, The Netherlands and France. In the 1600's, these pirates settled on islands in the Caribbean. Native Americans on the island taught the pirates how to grill pig meat and beef on grills called boucans. When the buccaneers were forced out of the Caribbean islands, they took to the seas.
Source: Author pennie1478

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