Other than Johnny Depp (who made 55.8 million dollars for Pirates of the Caribbean 3 alone), this person was the most successful pirate in history.
Who was Francis Drake?
100
The dollar sign originated from this symbol.
What are the two Columns and the S on the back of the Spanish 'pieces of eight'?
100
This is the Taj Mahal's original use.
What is a memorial? 100 Extra points if you know the name of the woman for whom it was built.
100
10% of all Americans today are related to this group of people.
Who are the 50 surviving pilgrims?
200
This chemical was used, along with mercury (Hg), to extract silver from ore
What is Copper Sulfate?
200
Frances drake was a pirate hired by whom ?
Who was Queen Elizabeth?
200
One piece of eight is worth this much today.
What is 80 dollars?
200
Ten times, then double and double again?
What is the value of tulips?
200
The king of this country put a 10 million dollar reward out for the capture of this man, labeled the most successful pirate to ever live.
What is Spain? Who is Francis Drake?
300
These were the two key ingredients needed to separate silver from rock.
What are mercury and copper sulfate? For an extra 100 points, write their chemical compositions on the white board.
300
2. The 26 tons of silver, which was on this ship, would be worth this amount in US dollars today. Name the ship and the amount.
What is the Caca Fuego. What is $30,000,000?
300
Pieces of eight were legal in the us until this year.
What is 1857?
300
The richest man on earth?
Who is Shah Jihan?
300
A large sum of the American population is descended from either Africans or The original pilgrims. Name the percent of people descended from these two groups and the total percent.
What is 10% pilgrims, 20% Africans, and 30% total?
400
This is the approximate width of the silver veins in the mountain Potosi in Bolivia
What is 12 feet?
400
What coast was the Caga Fuego ship heading to?
What is the coast of Panama?
400
This amount of silver, stolen by Francis Drake, could pay off England's national debt and fund the Government for a year.
What is 26 tons of silver?
400
The meaning of shah?
What is a king?
400
Three of the major trading port cities of the 17th century.
What are London Lisbon and Amsterdam?
500
This man's chemical formula for extracting silver was useless without this key ingredient. Name the man and the ingredient.
Who was Bartalome Medina? What is copper sulfate?
500
Frances Drakes boat was armed with this many cannons.
What is 18?
500
The tulip stock, bet on in this type of market, had a colossal crash in this date. (name the market type of market and the date down to the day)
What is a futures market and February 3rd 1637.
500
This caused unusual coloring in tulips.
What is a virus?
500
We eat half our body weight in this commodity, every year.