Pirate Life
To avoid drinking stagnant water and getting sick, pirates would drink up to a gallon of this every day.
What is ale (beer)?
An expression of shock or disbelief.
What is "Shiver me timbers!"?
The most popular way for pirates to execute someone, even though there is no evidence to support that it ever occurred.
What is walking the plank?
The most famous female pirates, Anne Bonney and Mary Read, served under this captain.
Who is Calico Jack?
The primary weapon for bringing down other ships, it was large and intimidating.
What is the cannon?
Food was often scarce and could go rotten quickly which led many pirates to each these furry stowaways.
What are rats?
Refers to any stolen goods.
What is "booty"?
Although the Caribbean pirates are the most well-known, piracy actually dates back to this ancient civilization.
What is Ancient Greece?
This pirate's claim to fame was being the mentor of Blackbeard.
Who is Benjamin Hornigold?
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 a result of this common activity.
What is gun and sword fighting?
What a pirate might say as a greeting.
What is "Ahoy, matey!"?
Not all pirates were outlaws. These types of pirates were actually employed by their governments and had their permission to attack enemy ships.
What is a privateer?
This seafarer was famous for being the most successful pirate.
Who is Black Bart?
Although usually associated with Native Americans, pirates would use this weapon to break into a ship's cargo room where loot was stored.
What is a tomahawk?
This crew member was 2nd in important only to the captain and relied on tools that included maps, telescopes, and a compass.
Who is the navigator?
According to a pirate, this is where you are sent to die.
What is Davy Jones' Locker?
Although there is a superstition that says that women on a ship were bad luck, there were actually female pirates. These two were the most famous.
Who are Anne Bonney and Mary Read?
This pirate is considered the most violent and feared pirate of his time. His methods of torture included forcing prisoners to eat the heart of their captured captain.
Who is Edward (Ned) Low?
A type of pistol that was popular for over 200 years, commonly used by pirates.
What is a Flintlock?
The keep meat from going bad, pirates would dry it in small smoking tents called buccans. This led to what slang term for a pirate? (HINT: It is the name of a football team.)
What is a buccaneer?
A phrase meaning someone who is very drunk.
Almost all of our stereotypes of what the Caribbean pirates were like can be attributed to this gang of pirates who only operated for about 3 years.
Who is the Flying Gang?
This famous pirate was actually a privateer who only committed one act of piracy, and it got him killed.
Who is William Kidd?
Often thought of as a modern invention, pirates would throw these small handheld weapons when they were within close range of another ship.
What is a grenade?