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Pirates History

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  • True or False: The city of Charleston used to be called Charles Town and was a port for pirates.
    TRUE
  • What is the name of the pirate Edward Teach?
    Blackbeard
  • True or False: Pirates wore eye patches because they often had only one eye ball after their battles at sea.
    FALSE
  • True or False: Anne Reed was a famous female pirate.
    FALSE
  • What is a buccaneer?
    A pirate who is a regular pirate.
  • Where did Corsairs do their pirating?
    The Mediterranean Sea
  • Most pirates carried a cutlass...what is a cutlass?
    A pirate sword
  • True or False: Port Royal was a famous pirate port.
    TRUE
  • Who was considered to be the most "famous" pirate that captured over 400 ships in 3 years?
    Blackbeard
  • Davy Jones Locker is another name for...
    The bottom of the Sea
  • What do we call a pirate flag with skull and cross bones?
    Jolly Roger
  • What is a pirate doubloon?
    Pirate coins
  • What do you most often see on a pirate flag?
    Skull and cross bones or skull and swords
  • What is a privateer?
    A pirate that was hired by a government to steal.
  • What is the name of the fictional pirate in the movie, Peter Pan?
    Captain Hook
  • True or False: Queen Anne's Revenge is the name of a famous pirate ship.
    True
  • True or False: Pirates made people walk the plank.
    FALSE
  • True or False: Some pirates did have hooks and wooden legs.
    TRUE
  • True or False: Women were considered bad luck on pirate ships
    TRUE
  • True or False: Pirates lived by a code of rules on their ship.
    TRUE
  • True or False: Pirates all had the same pirate flag
    FALSE