Pirate Myths, Legends, & Superstitions
8 Questions
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Come aboard this here ship and test your wits regarding the life of a pirate, and the many beasts and legends that accompany it. Do you know your stuff or will you be walking the plank?
Questions and Answers
- 1.What was a selkie?
- A.
A half human-half whale creature
- B.
A half human-half crab creature
- C.
A half human-half seal creature
- 2.How large was the Kraken?
- A.
200-300 feet in length.
- B.
30-40 feet in length.
- C.
100-150 feet in length.
- 3.Who started the myth of the "black spot"?
- A.
Ted Elliot
- B.
Terry Rossio
- C.
Robert Louis
- 4.What kind of gull was said to be sent from the Mother-of-God?
- A.
Sea gull
- B.
Storm-petrel
- C.
Albatross
- 5.It was bad luck to set sail on what day of the week?
- A.
Sunday
- B.
Wednesday
- C.
Friday
- 6.Where was the only reported case of buried treasure hidden?
- A.
Long Island, NY
- B.
West coast of Haiti
- C.
Cape of Good Hope
- 7.Which pirate was most often made out to be "larger than life" or more than he truly was?
- A.
Black Beard
- B.
Mary Read
- C.
Captain Kidd
- 8.Hair and nails were thought to be offering to what goddesses?
- A.
Athena
- B.
Calypso
- C.
Prosperpina
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