Pirate Trivia Questions - for Talk Like A Pirate Day

Created by pandali

Answer ye these questions ... ten!

Instructions: Or ye'll walk the plank!

  1.  
    This pirate whose real name is Edward Teach blockaded Charleston, SC
  2.  
    The classic pirate flag with the skull above two crossbones is also know as the _____ ____
  3.  
    Unrest in this African nation caused an increase in piracy in the Indian ocean and off the eastern coast of Africa in the 21st century
  4.  
    Calico Jack was a pirate who was hanged on this Caribbean island, then an English colony and now an independent nation
  5.  
    The ____ pirates operated around the north coast of Africa from around the 16th through 18th centuries
  6.  
    This term for pirates originates from an Arawak word "buccan"
  7.  
    The Pirates baseball team is based in
  8.  
    Calico Jack is also know for having two of these among his crew, ununsual for the time
  9.  
    It is said that sailors used to wear this to keep one eye adjusted to the dark areas below deck
  10.  
    Bartholomew Roberts, also known as ___ Bart, was a well-known Welsh pirate in the 18th century
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Pirate Trivia Questions - for Talk Like A Pirate Day (Answer Key)

Created by pandali

Answer ye these questions ... ten!

Instructions: Or ye'll walk the plank!

  1.  
    This pirate whose real name is Edward Teach blockaded Charleston, SC
    Blackbeard
  2.  
    The classic pirate flag with the skull above two crossbones is also know as the _____ ____
    Jolly Roger
  3.  
    Unrest in this African nation caused an increase in piracy in the Indian ocean and off the eastern coast of Africa in the 21st century
    Somalia
  4.  
    Calico Jack was a pirate who was hanged on this Caribbean island, then an English colony and now an independent nation
    Jamaica
  5.  
    The ____ pirates operated around the north coast of Africa from around the 16th through 18th centuries
    Barbary
  6.  
    This term for pirates originates from an Arawak word "buccan"
    buccaneer
  7.  
    The Pirates baseball team is based in
    Pittsburgh
  8.  
    Calico Jack is also know for having two of these among his crew, ununsual for the time
    women
  9.  
    It is said that sailors used to wear this to keep one eye adjusted to the dark areas below deck
    eyepatch
  10.  
    Bartholomew Roberts, also known as ___ Bart, was a well-known Welsh pirate in the 18th century
    Black

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