The Chain Gang Walks the Plank Quiz

Answer: John Derdrake

John Derdrake had the alias of "Jack of the Baltic". When his parents died he was left a small fortune and built a sailing brig. He traded wood between Norway and London but grew impatient with the very small profits. Peter the Great ended up buying John Derdrake's ship and appointed Derdrake as the master shipwright of the royal dockyards. Well, Derdrake being a man of violent temper, slew one of his superiors with an axe and rushed onto his ship and set sail with the cargo which he sold in London. He was a man on the run. In his adventures he defeated a Russian ship, renaming the ship Sudden Death. It was well-armed and he used this ship in ambushes against English and Russian ships which were carrying goods to Peter the Great. He and his band of pirates stole many valuable things which he sold in Sweden. When he had prisoners, he drowned them. In other words, "Dead men tell no tales." He actually did make his victims "walk the plank".
General Shevelling of St. Petersburg, heard of these horrors and offered a reward for the head of Derdrake. Derdrake's pirates heard of this as they took a Russian ship that was headed for Cronstadt. On this ship was the sister of General Shevelling and she was stabbed to death by Derdrake. Eventually the Governor heard this terrible news and that the guilty pirates could be found in Strothing, Sweden.
The Sudden Death was found anchored and a battle erupted with two well-armed ships sent by Governor Shevelling against the Sudden Death. The Sudden Death lost and was sunk.
Derdrake was on shore at the time of the battle and escaped, but most of his crew were killed. Derdrake, with his wealth from piracy sales, bought an estate near Stralsund, Germany and lived there for fourteen years until he decided to travel to Stockholm, Sweden. He was recognized by the captain of a ship from Sweden, was arrested, tried and hanged.

Question by Funnytrivianna.

Answer: Worf

Worf had been promoted to Lieutenant Commander and was made to walk a simulated plank in the Enterprise's holodeck.
"Star Trek Generations" is a 1994 science fiction film.

Question by cyberhen.

Answer: Yes

Although Garfield and Odie sorted through numerous different costumes in Jon's attic, the duo settled on two pirate costumes. Garfield's, a unique ensemble, included a sword and a peg leg while his first mate, Odie, initially had a costume with four peg legs. Garfield, who changed his name to Orangebeard for the occasion, knocked them off before they left to go trick-or-treating.
When the duo came to a dock in town, they took a boat upriver to a spooky old house on an island where they were told by an old man that pirates would be returning on that night, 100 years from the night they left, to retrieve their forgotten treasure. Garfield and Odie were forced to stay, and were shocked to discover real pirate ghosts on Halloween night.

"Garfield's Halloween Adventure", also known as "Garfield in Disguise" first aired in 1985, and it won the Emmy for Best Animated Program in 1986. It was also released in a book adaptation shortly thereafter.

Question by kyleisalive.

Answer: The Hispaniola

Captain Flint was the name of Long John Silver's parrot from the novel "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson. The William was 'Calico' Jack Rackham's vessel. Queen Anne's Revenge was Blackbeard's ship and The Adventure Galley belonged to Captain William Kidd.

Question by helenat.

Answer: St. Lawrence River around the Thousand Islands

Bill Johnson pillaged farms, stole and burned British ships, shot off men's fingers, and got his booty. He was born in Trois Rivieres, Quebec, raised near Kingston Ontario, but sympathized with the Yankees during the War of 1812. During his years of pillaging and piracy, he easily evaded capture in the Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence River he knew so well, and when he was captured, he often managed to escape. Even while in prison in the US in 1939, he was seen at a play in his honour, "Bill Johnson, The Hero of the Lakes". Two novels from the 1850s romanticize his piracy in the St. Lawrence, and the Ontario government erected a plaque in his honour 120 years after he hijacked and burned the British passenger steamer, the Sir Robert Peel.

Question by Cher40.

Answer: The pirates' ship was destroyed by Obelix, and they are left to sink.

The "Asterix" and "Obelix" books are French comic books written by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo about a village of ancient Gauls who managed to resist Roman occupation. This was because their druid, Getafix, had brewed a special potion which gave them superhuman strength. Obelix fell into the cauldron of potion when he was a boy, and this became a running joke throughout the books, as he was never allowed any extra potion.
Of course the pirates wouldn't have been able to force Asterix and Obelix to walk the plank, and they wouldn't have been able to kidnap Asterix. Whilst Obelix' favourite food was roasted wild boar - he would much rather have sunk the pirate ship.

Question by crazycube.

Answer: Aztec Gold

You first land in Port Royal in this level. Port Royal is from the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean". The first part of the level, you try to save Jack Sparrow's ship, The Black Pearl. You must defeat Barbossa to win the Black Pearl back. Also, by defeating Barbossa, you are able to fix the curse of the Aztec gold. However, during the second part, Nobodies steal the gold, and you must re-take the gold to reverse the curse again. The Nobodies you capture are scattered throughout the level, so you must travel everywhere to find them. Once you find all four pieces of gold they have stolen, you come across a very difficult boss that you must fight. The boss constantly steals gold, making him impossible to beat, so you must continue to use magic on him to make him drop the gold. You have to pick up the gold and put it back in the chest. Once all 800 pieces are in the chest, you can attack the creature and try to defeat him.

Question by salami_swami.

Answer: Marco Pantani

The bandanna and earring he often wore, and his attacking cycling style, led to him being dubbed 'Il Pirata' by his fans. Among his numerous wins, he won the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in 1998. He sadly died of cerebral edema and heart failure, which the coroner's inquest revealed to be caused by acute cocaine poisoning.

Question by MoeSyczlak.

Answer: Changed the scenes where the pirates were chasing attractive women.

Guests at the park where offended by the images of the pirates chasing women, so they changed the attraction so that the women were instead holding pies. Can't a pirate catch a break?

Question by fredfrank.

Answer: The Arrogant Worms

This song was from The Arrogant Worms' self-titled debut album. The song was also later covered by Captain Tractor with a few of the lyrics altered.
Other songs by The Arrogant Worms include, "Christmas Turkey", "Live Bait" and "Me Like Hockey".

Question by Rawhide13.

Answer: Jolly Roger

Pirate captains would often have their own special black and white Jolly Roger designed, incorporating symbols of death and destruction.
The sight of the black and white flag terrified many a captain and crew and was possibly intended to frighten potential victims, and encourage a speedy surrender.

Question by MarchHare007.

Answer: Captain Barbossa and Captain Jack Sparrow

There are 122 Audio-Animatronic figures as part of the "PTOC" ride; 68 humans and 54 animals. Jack Sparrow can be seen hiding inside and peeking out of a barrel. He also is seen at the end of the ride sitting and relaxing amongst the treasure he has taken. Captain Barbossa can be seen on the pirate ship in the battle scene.

Question by DotSnoopyFan.

Answer: Willie Stargell

Willie Stargell was the Team Captain and unified the Pirates in 1979. He hit the Series winning home run in Game Seven. The Pirates finished the 1979 season with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses.

Question by Qmel.

Answer: Scurvy

Scurvy is caused by a lack of vitamin C. Scurvy was diagnosed in the days of pirate when teeth fell out, skin lost pigment and frequent nosebleeds were experienced.

Question by rightiam.

Answer: Lashing

Sorry to disappoint you, but walking the plank was not a method commonly used by pirates. There is no historical evidence suggesting that this method was used, other than rarely and usually only to obtain information from someone. It is largely a Hollywood myth.
If an offending pirate was lucky, his captain would have him executed by gunshot, but more often he would receive 39 lashes of the whip, which would deeply split the skin. After the lashing, salt water would be poured over the the wounds, which often led to gangrene and finally death. It was a very slow, painful way to die.
Keelhauling was seldom used, but it was a very cruel punishment. A pirate would be thrown overboard, looped to the bottom of the ship and dragged under the ship's keel. This would result in lacerations from barnacles and other marine growth.
Another common method of execution was simply to throw the offender overboard. These practices were not exclusively used by pirates, but also by the navies of various countries.

Question by AnneBonney.