A Pirate's Life for Me Trivia Quiz

Answer: Articles

Every pirate ship had its own articles; some were common to all ships such as no women allowed on ship, punishment for stealing, running away, or keeping secrets was death, and the crew shared the bounty equally. Everyone had to follow the rules, even the captain.

Answer: William Kidd

William Kidd was a privateer who was hired to protect English ships while they were in the Caribbean. He and his crew did their job until his crew got tired of giving away the treasures they confiscated from enemy ships. During a voyage in 1698, William Kidd and his crew attacked an Indian ship called the Quedagh Merchant coming around the tip of India. Kidd and his men boarded the ship and stole their treasure along with the ship. William Kidd was no longer a privateer; he was a pirate. On his way to Boston with his new ship and crew, William Kidd was arrested and sent back to England.

He was hanged for piracy and his body was left in a cage in exhibition.

Answer: Francis Drake

Francis Drake hated the Spanish after they murdered several friends of his on board a ship. Queen Elizabeth I made him her first Sea Dog, privateers able to hunt down pirates and kill them without the fear of retribution. Any treasure Francis Drake took from a pirate ship, he gave to the queen.

Answer: Julius Caesar

When Julius Caesar was in his twenties, he was kidnapped by Sicilian pirates and held for a month before his father paid a ransom. Upon his release, Caesar took a fleet of ships back to where he was held and killed the pirates that kidnapped him.

Answer: Booty

The best booty a pirate could steal was gold, although they often stole food, drink, and clothing. Doubloons and pieces of eight (silver coins) were an exceptionally good booty for a pirate to steal from a ship. Very few trading ships carried gold. A pirate would even steal entire ships, leaving the crew of that ship with two options: become a member of the crew or die. Blackbeard's ship, Queen Anne's Revenge, was formerly a French trading ship.

Answer: Flag

The first pirate flags were red in color. Each pirate could have a different jolly roger.
Calico Jack had a skull and cross bones. Blackbeard had a skeleton holding an arrow and an hourglass. Black Bart had a pirate dancing with a skeleton. Long Ben had a skull wearing a bandana lying on cross bones.

Answer: Privateers

Privateers were sea raiders who carried a letter of marque from their home country allowing them to attack ships from enemy countries. Any treasure taken from enemy ships would be given to the rulers of that country.

Answer: Greek

The Greek word for 'pirate's is 'peirates' which means attacker. Pirates were sea robbers. If caught a pirate could be hanged at sea.

Answer: Henry Morgan

Henry Morgan lived in Jamaica as a buccaneer. When he was younger, Henry wanted to become a sailor, but realized that being a pirate would make him wealthier. He joined the English navy as a buccaneer. In the mid-1600's Henry Morgan was appointed deputy governor of Jamaica by King Charles II. In 1681, he was removed as deputy governor after his relationship with the king went downhill.

Answer: Buccaneers

Buccaneers were outlaws from England, The Netherlands and France. In the 1600's, these pirates settled on islands in the Caribbean. Native Americans on the island taught the pirates how to grill pig meat and beef on grills called boucans. When the buccaneers were forced out of the Caribbean islands, they took to the seas.