Pirate Lore
This animal is traditionally associated with pirates and was often kept as a pet.
What is a Parrot?
What a pirate might say this as a greeting.
What is "Ahoy, matey!"?
Mostly myth, pirates did this when they looted treasure to keep it safe.
What is bury it?
This was the name of this fictional pirate in J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan".
Captain James T. Hook
This was a hotspot for piracy during the 17th and 18th centuries due to its strategic location along major trade routes.
What is the Caribbean Sea?
This term refers to any stolen goods or treasure.
What is "booty"?
This fictional pirate, "has got to be the worst pirate you've ever heard of, but you have heard of him."
Who is Captain Jack Sparrow?
This was a pirates weapon of choice, a small sword with a curved blade.
What is a cutlass?
Pirates really did have pegs on their legs and hooks on their hands. Their amputations were usually the result of this.
What is gun & sword fighting?
This term refers to a sailor who avoids the sea?
What is Land Lubber?
According to a pirate, this is where you are sent when you die.
What is Davy Jones' Locker?
This was the name of the fictional pirate in Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island".
Who is "Long" John Silver?
This common term refers to the flag, typically black with a white skull and crossbones, flown by pirates to indicate their identity and intentions.
What is the Jolly Roger?
A term pirates used as an expression of shock or disbelief.
What is "Shiver me timbers!"?
This legendary ghost ship, was allegedly never able to make port and doomed to sail the sea forever.
What is the Flying Dutchman?
This fictional pirate was known as a cursed pirate captain, and sometimes a sea demon.
Who is Davey Jones?
This pirate is often considered the most violent and feared pirate of his time, known for his terrifying appearance, which included tying lit fuses into his beard to create smoke and sparks.
Who is (Blackbeard) Edward Teach?
A ruthless pirate saying suggesting that there were no survivors left alive.
What is "Dean men tell no tales"?
This legendary sea monster was known to take entire ships down to depths of the ocean.
What is the Kraken?
This fictional pirate was not able to stop the "Goonies" from finding his treasure.
Who is "One-Eyed" Willie?