Pirate Facts Quiz

1. The front of a ship is referred to as the

Bow

Stern

Front

Lead

2. This popular pirate port in the Caribbean was destroyed by an earthquake in 1692.

Tortuga

The Bahamas

Port Royal

Port Nassau

3. This famous ancient ruler was once kidnapped by pirates and released six weeks later, when the requested ransom was paid.

Alexander the Great

Julius Caesar

Atilla the Hun

Caesar Augustus

4. Corsairs were pirates who sailed mainly in what area:

The Atlantic ocean

The Mediterranean Sea

The Persian Gulf

The coast of Africa

5. This pirate was known for his brutal ways. If a prisoner refused to give up a ring, he would cut off their finger to take it.

Henry Morgan

William Kidd

John Rackham

Edward Teach

6. This Irish lass grew up to be called the "Pirate Queen."

Anne Bonny

Mary Read

Grace O'Malley

Jean Lafitte

7. Pirates are often pictured wearing an eye patch. Many pirates lost vision in one eye die to:

Being stabbed with a cutlass

Lack of vitamin C

Gunpowder blowing in their eye as they shot rifles.

Infection due to unsanitary conditions at sea.

8. The following animals were considered good luck by sailors:

Whales and dogs

Dogs and cats

Dolphins and black cats

Albatross and dolphins