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1. What is the first thing that young Elizabeth Swan sees in the water?
Answer: Umbrella
Interesting Information:After seeing the umbrella she sees Will Turner floating on a large piece of wood.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Some incorrect choices:
Dress, Barrel, Flag
2. "I want you to accompany the boy. He'll be in your charge...take care of him."
Answer: Governor Swann
Interesting Information:This is said early in the movie, after the young Elizabeth first spots Will Turner and he is brought aboard the ship she is sailing on. When the wreckage of ship that was beset upon by the crew of Black Pearl comes into view, the crew of Norrington's ship prepares to look for survivors. Elizabeth's father gives her this task to distract her from seeing anything that might upset her. It is while she is taking care of the young Will that she finds and takes the pirate's medallion from around his neck, an act that brings the pirates from the Black Pearl to her doorstep 8 years later.
Governor Swann is played by Jonathan Pryce.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: Quotes from "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Some incorrect choices:
Norrington, Mr. Gibbs, Barbossa
3. "You'll not lay a hand on someone under the protection of parlay."
Answer: Barbossa
Interesting Information:Drawn by the pull of the Aztec gold, the crew of the Black Pearl attacked Port Royal, zeroing in on Elizabeth, who was wearing the medallion around her neck. Instead of yielding to them, Elizabeth invoked the right of parlay, and was taken aboard the Black Pearl to meet with Barbossa. One of the pirates struck her across the face, and Barbossa responded with this line.
Barbossa was played to perfection by Geoffrey Rush.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: More Quotes from "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Some incorrect choices:
Norrington, Governor Swann, Mr. Gibbs
4. "You probably have your bloody friend Norrington to thank for that."
Who said it?
Answer: Jack
Interesting Information:Jack says this when he and Elizabeth are on the island they were forced to swim to. The rum runners who used to make shipments off the island had long since gone out of business. The bottles of rum were dusty and no one had been there for years. Norrington despises anything against the law so he probably shut down the business.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Quotes
Some incorrect choices:
Will, Barbossa, Elizabeth
5. Jack Sparrow was in my blacksmith shop when I returned from delivering a sword. I challenged him to a swordfight because he had threatened Ms. Swann. Jack, however, cheated! What did he do that was cheating?
Answer: he threatened to use a gun
Interesting Information:Mr. Brown, who is always sleeping, ended up knocking Jack out by hitting him on the head with a rum bottle.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean": A Quiz by Will Turner
Some incorrect choices:
he had two swords when I only had one, he escaped, he turned into a skeleton so he couldn't die
6. Why did Elizabeth's father give her a gift?
Answer: He said that he wanted to
Interesting Information:Elizabeth's father, who is also the Governor, came up to her room. He then gave her a gift, which was a dress that included a corset. She asked her father why he gave her a gift and he said that he wanted to.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Part 2
Some incorrect choices:
He was trying to buy her affection, It was her birthday, He had too much money and had to spend it
7. Which character says: "No! I cannot just step aside and let you escape!
Answer: Will Turner
Interesting Information:Will says this right before Jack Sparrow is caught by the Commodore.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Quotes
Some incorrect choices:
Commodore Norrington, Mr. Gibbs, Elizabeth Swann
8. In the beginning of the movie, just after Jack runs into the Smithy where Will works, what is the first initial on the sign? (The last name was "Brown".)
Answer: J.
Interesting Information:When Will comes into the smithy (when Jack was hiding there) he looks at the sleeping Mr. Brown and says "Right where I left you." Then he sees the hammer lying on the anvil and says "not where I left you."
In my opinion, he has a pretty good memory for that sort of thing.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Black Pearl
Some incorrect choices:
P., M., R.
9. Who sent Will Turner the gold medallion when he was a child?
Answer: his father
Interesting Information:His father sent it to him so Barbossa and his men would not find all 882 pieces of the gold. He told them they deserved to be cursed for what they had done to Captain Jack Sparrow.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: Why is the Rum Gone?
Some incorrect choices:
Jack Sparrow, Mr. Gibbs, his mother
10. What does Elizabeth say after Will asks her why she said her name was Turner?
Answer: "I don't know."
Interesting Information:Will was wrapping something around Elizabeth's wounded hand when they had this conversation. Her hand was wounded because Captain Barbossa slit her hand to get her blood. They needed her blood because they thought she was a Turner. A Turner's blood was the only blood that could set the curse free.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Part 1
Some incorrect choices:
"Because I love you.", "Because I wanna marry you.", She does not say anything
11. Who said this? "Welcome aboard The Black Pearl, Miss Turner."
Answer: Captain Barbossa
Interesting Information:This is one of my favorite parts when Elizabeth goes on The Black Pearl in the beginning of the movie. Of course they didn't kill her because they thought her name was Elizabeth Turner.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Quotes
Some incorrect choices:
Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Mr. Gibbs
12. Matey, here's your first test. Which English ship be the "fastest in the Caribbean?" (Hint: Remember, I be saying ENGLISH.)
Answer: the Interceptor
Interesting Information:The Interceptor may be the fastest English ship in the Caribbean, mate, but when matched against the Black Pearl it cannot win.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: The Pirates of the Caribbean
Some incorrect choices:
the Black Pearl, the Dauntless, the Royale
13. When Captain Barbossa asked Jack Sparrow how on earth he got off the deserted island, what was Sparrow's reply?
Answer: "You forgot one thing mate, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow."
Interesting Information:The mystery of how he got off the island was not discovered during his talk with Barbossa, because all he said was that he was Captain Jack Sparrow!
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: Yo Ho: Is the Black Pearl Lucky for You?
Some incorrect choices:
"I tied two sea turtles together.", "What makes you think I would tell you, Barbossa?", He didn't say anything, he just smirked and walked away.
14. "It is my intention to commandeer a ship, pick up a new crew in Tortuga, and proceed to raid, pillage, plunder, and otherwise pilfer my weasley_____ guts out!"
Answer: black
Interesting Information:Trick them with the truth, a fantastic ploy. Jack said this to the sailors who were guarding one of the ships.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean": Jack Sparrow
Some incorrect choices:
evil, sordid, demented
15. Who plays Governor Weatherby Swann?
Answer: Jonathan Pryce
Interesting Information:One of the memorable moments in the film is when Governor Swann fights a pirate over his wig.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: Who's Who in "Pirates of the Carribean"
Some incorrect choices:
Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Orlando Bloom
16. When the movie begins, which character is singing "Yo Ho Yo Ho A Pirate's Life for Me"?
Answer: Elizabeth Swann
Interesting Information:Soon she saw Will Turner's body in the water. (This was when they were both children.) The crew saved him and they both secretly loved each other ever since.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: Have You Been Cursed By the "Black Pearl"?
Some incorrect choices:
Will Turner, Governer Swann, Jack Sparrow
17. What character does Johnny Depp play?
Answer: Captain Jack Sparrow
Interesting Information:If anybody ever called him Jack Sparrow, he would always correct them in saying Captain Jack Sparrow.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Some incorrect choices:
Will Turner, Captain Barbossa, Governer Swann
18. Where does Elizabeth keep the Aztec gold piece?
Answer: A secret compartment in a drawer
Interesting Information:She takes the coin off of Will's neck thinking that he is a pirate. She then hides the coin in her bedside night stand.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Some incorrect choices:
A drawer, Hanging behind her door, In a box under her bed
19. "This promotion throws into sharp relief something that I have not yet achieved...a marriage to a fine woman."
Answer: Norrington
Interesting Information:After the ceremony to honour Norrington's promotion to Commodore, he seeks out Elizabeth to ask her to marry him. She is all trussed up in the new outfit her father had given her, and is in considerable distress due to the corset.
After Norrington's speech, she says "I can't breathe", meaning it literally. He interprets her words metaphorically and replies "Yes, I'm a bit nervous myself." She then passes out and plunges down the cliff into the ocean below. Jack Sparrow rescues her and saves her life, and then faces hanging for his efforts.
Norrington is played by Jack Davenport.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: Quotes from "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Some incorrect choices:
Will Turner, Governor Swann, Jack Sparrow
20. "I suppose if it is worthless then there's no point in me keeping it." (said while dangling a pirate medallion over the side of the ship)
Answer: Elizabeth Swann
Interesting Information:Once aboard the Black Pearl, Elizabeth tried to negotiate the cessation of hostilities against Port Royal. Since she had been told by Pintel and Ragetti that it was the pirate medallion that they were after, she tried to use that as a bargaining chip. Barbossa pretended that the medallion was of no real interest to him, so Elizabeth held it over the side of the ship and threatened to drop it into the ocean. She even went so far as to let the actual medallion drop, while hanging onto the chain, which provoked a reaction that proved Barbossa was lying about his interest in the medallion.
This is also when Elizabeth said her name was Turner, a mistake that led to her being taken to Isla de Muerta.
Elizabeth Swann was played by Keira Knightley.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: More Quotes from "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Some incorrect choices:
Will Turner, Norrington, Governor Swann
21. "You can't... I can!"
Who said it?
Answer: Will
Interesting Information:The pirates under the curse can't be killed but Will can be. He threatens to kill himself to get what he wants. Since the pirates need his blood to lift the curse they agree to what he wants. Will wants Elizabeth to go free but the pirates keep her aboard the ship because Will failed to specify when and where she would be set free. They made Elizabeth walk the plank and swim to the deserted island with Jack.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Quotes
Some incorrect choices:
Jack, Norrington, Elizabeth
22. What did Elizabeth threaten to do to the medallion on the Black Pearl?
Answer: Drop it into the ocean
Interesting Information:The pirates said the medallion was no use so she threatened to drop it but the pirates really did need it. They needed it to free the curse that was on them. Captain Barbossa said that if Elizabeth gave them the medallion, then they would leave Port Royal.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Part 2
Some incorrect choices:
Swallow it, Burn it, Break it
23. Who is Jack Sparrow referring to when he says: "I can let you drown, but I can't bring this ship into Tortuga all by me onesies, savvy?"
Answer: Will Turner
Interesting Information:Jack says this after Will finds out that his father was a pirate, and does not accept it.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Quotes
Some incorrect choices:
Elizabeth Swann, Mr. Gibbs, Captain Barbossa
24. Towards the end, when Sparrow and Barbossa are fighting, just after Barbossa finds out that Jack had taken one of the pieces of gold from the chest, what instrument does Barbossa mention?
Answer: Trumpet
Interesting Information:"So, Jack, are we to be two immortals, locked in battle, until judgement day, and trumpets sound?". Jack answers "Or you could surrender." I love that line!
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Black Pearl
Some incorrect choices:
Harp, Piano, Violin
25. Who takes the medallion from around Will's neck after he is pulled from the water?
Answer: Elizabeth Swann
Interesting Information:Elizabeth was afraid that he was a pirate, and she didn't want anyone else to find out.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: Why is the Rum Gone?
26. What does Will say after the pirate tells him to say goodbye when the pirates are raiding the village?
Answer: "Goodbye."
Interesting Information:The pirate tells him to say goodbye because he was about to kill Will. But the pirate ends up falling through the window himself.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Part 1
Some incorrect choices:
Nothing, "Hello.", "Bye bye."
27. Which character said this? "Welcome to the Caribbean, love!"
Answer: Jack
Interesting Information:It was his reply when Elizabeth said this, "So that's it, then? That's the big secret, the grand adventure of the infamous Jack Sparrow? You spent three days lying on a beach drinking rum?"
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Quotes
28. How many times is The Pirate's Code referred to as guidelines, and by whom? (In order!)
Answer: 3; Captain Barbossa, Elizabeth, Mr. Gibbs
Interesting Information:The Pirate's Code is referred to as being more of guidelines than anything else three times, first by Captain Barbossa when he welcomes Elizabeth aboard, second by Elizabeth when she attempts to rouse Jack's "able-bodied crew" to help her, and the third by Mr. Gibbs when Jack arrives on the Black Pearl at the end of the movie, and it never gets old. Jack also makes a reference to the Code, when he and Will go into the cave to save Elizabeth from the pirates.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: How Well D'Ye Know "Pirates of the Caribbean"?
Some incorrect choices:
2; Captain Barbossa, Elizabeth, 4; Captain Barbossa, Mr. Gibbs, Elizabeth, Jack's "able-bodied" crew, 3; Mr. Gibbs, Captain Barbossa, Elizabeth
29. When Jack Sparrow was left upon the desert island the first time (ere his meeting with Will Turner) what was the item that he was given?
Answer: a pistol with one shot
Interesting Information:He was given a pistol with one single shot. After days without food, a man goes mad, and that pistol can relieve the marooned man of his insanity. Arrrrr!
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: The Pirates of the Caribbean
Some incorrect choices:
a bottle of rum, a cannonball, a compass that points north
30. What sailing ship did Jack and Will attempt to steal first?
Answer: H.M.S. Dauntless
Interesting Information:First, Jack and Will "commandeered" the H.M.S. Dauntless, and then when the H.M.S. Interceptor arrived at their side to take back their ship, Sparrow and Turner jumped to the other ship while the soldiers were aboard the Dauntless.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Yo Ho: Is the Black Pearl Lucky for You?
Some incorrect choices:
H.M.S. Interceptor, The Black Pearl, H.M.S. Columbia
31. "Clearly you've never been to ______."
Answer: Singapore
Interesting Information:So funny. Jack cuts open Elizabeth's corset and hands it to the embarassed sailor to whom he was speaking.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean": Jack Sparrow
Some incorrect choices:
Bangkok, Asia, my house
32. Who plays Gibbs?
Answer: Kevin McNally
Interesting Information:Gibbs is a reliable pirate with a bit of a drinking problem.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Who's Who in "Pirates of the Carribean"
Some incorrect choices:
Jack Davenport, Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush
33. When Elizabeth faints from her corset being too tight and falls into the ocean, who saves her?
Answer: Jack Sparrow
Interesting Information:When learning that the two soldiers that he was standing near couldn't swim, he dove in and saved her. Soon after, he used her to escape from Commodore Norrington and his men.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: Have You Been Cursed By the "Black Pearl"?
34. What is the name of the Governor's daughter?
Answer: Elizabeth
Interesting Information:She was played by Keira Knightley.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Some incorrect choices:
Victoria, Megan, Lauren
35. Who said this when it's Elizabeth's first night on the Black Pearl?
"I'm curious... after killing me, what're planning on doing next?"
Answer: Captain Barbossa
Interesting Information:After Captain Barbossa tells Elizabeth about how they became cursed, how important the medallion is, and how important (they thought) Elizabeth's life was, she attacks him with a knife. He pulls it out of his chest and delivers this line.
Difficulty: Average.
From Quiz: "The Curse of the Black Pearl" Quotes
Some incorrect choices:
Pintel, Jack, Mr. Cotton
36. When passing the hanged pirates, what does Jack Sparrow put over his heart?
Answer: His hat
Interesting Information:This is right before Jack first enters Port Royal. The sign next to the three hanged pirates says "Pirates Ye Be Warned".
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Some incorrect choices:
A bottle of rum, A flag, His hand
37. "Do not make the mistake of thinking you are the only man here who cares for Elizabeth."
Answer: Norrington
Interesting Information:It is the morning after the pirates' raid on Port Royal. When Will comes to (after having been knocked unconscious) he remembers that Elizabeth was taken and bursts in upon Norrigton and Governor Swann who are poring over a map. He insists that they set off immediately, to save Elizabeth. When no one in the room responds to his urgings, he imbeds a hatchet in the map that they are studying. Norrington then delivers this line, acknowledging the fact that he loves Elizabeth, and realizes that Will does too.
It is directly after this scene that Will goes to speak to Jack Sparrow, and breaks him out of jail.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: Quotes from "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Some incorrect choices:
Barbossa, Jack Sparrow, Mr. Gibbs
38. "I'd rather see her at the bottom of the ocean than see her in the hands of a pirate."
Answer: Norrington
Interesting Information:After Will helped Sparrow escape from prison, they commandeered one of the ships in the harbour so that they could go after the pirates and Elizabeth. They tricked Norrington into believing they were going to steal the Dauntless, causing him to have the Interceptor readied to give pursuit. Once Norrington's crew boarded the Dauntless, Will and Jack swung over to the Interceptor, sailing away on a ship that was already primed to sail. When Norrington gave orders to get the Dauntless ready to make pursuit, his lieutenant pointed out that they would never catch up with the Interceptor. Norrington said he didn't need to catch her - he only wanted to get close enough to fire on her. When questioned about whether or not he really wanted to fire on his own ship, he responded with this line.
Norrington was played by Jack Davenport.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: More Quotes from "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Some incorrect choices:
Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann
39. "This is just like what the Greeks did at Troy except they was in a horse, instead of dresses."
Who said it?
Answer: Ragetti
Interesting Information:Pintel and Ragetti are ambushing the royal navy by sitting in a boat wearing dresses to conceal their identity. Ragetti says that Pintel looks pretty and then they start fighting. The royal navy immediately sees that they are pirates and they get ready for an attack.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Quotes
Some incorrect choices:
Pintel, Barbossa, Jack
40. After Elizabeth and Jack were saved from the island, how did she convince Norrington to go save Will?
Answer: She said she'd marry him
Interesting Information:Elizabeth said she would marry Norrington. But Will was really the one she wanted to be with. Norrington was a lot older than Elizabeth. When Elizabeth was a little girl, Norrington was on the ship telling her pirate stories.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Part 2
Some incorrect choices:
She paid him, She blackmailed him, She couldn't convince him
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