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How much do you know about famous pirates and the history of piracy?
Question 1:
What was the nickname of Edward Teach, the notorious English pirate who was active in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic during the Golden Age of Piracy?
Calico Jack
Black Bart
Barbarossa
Blackbeard
Question 2:
What English pirate captain employed in his crew the only two female pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy – Anne Bonny and Mary Read?
Black Bart
Calico Jack (Jack Rackham)
Henry Morgan
Bartholomew Sharp
Question 3:
What term is applied to pirate flags which often featured skeletons, daggers, cutlasses, skulls and crossbones?
Jolly Rider
Jolly Jack
Horrible Roger
Jolly Roger
Question 4:
Who wrote the adventure novel Treasure Island which tells the story of pirates and buried gold?
Emilio Salgari
Jules Verne
Robert Louis Stevenson
Rafael Sabatini
Question 5:
Hayreddin Pasha, a Turkish pirate, who dominated the Mediterranean for decades, was nicknamed Barbarossa. What is the meaning of his nickname?
red nose
red eye
black beard
red beard
Question 6:
This sea captain, privateer and politician of the Elizabethan era was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He was respected as a hero by the English, but Spaniards considered him a pirate.
Horatio Nelson
Edward Teach
Henry Morgan
Francis Drake
Question 7:
The city of Port Royal, known for Gallows Point where many pirates were executed, is located on what Caribbean Island?
Cuba
Bermuda
Hispaniola
Jamaica
Question 8:
This Barbadian landowner, sometimes called "the gentleman pirate", bought a sailing vessel and decided to turn to piracy because of marital problems.
Calico Jack
Henry Morgan
Edward Teach
Stede Bonnet
Question 9:
What author created fictional character Peter Blood whose exploits are reportedly based on the piratical exploits of Henry Morgan?
Rafael Sabatini
Emilio Salgari
Jonathan Swift
Emilio Salgari
Question 10:
What English pirate pioneered the route which became known as the Pirate Round?
Grace O'Malley
Barbarossa
Thomas Tew
Bartholomew Roberts
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