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Pirate Lore
Pirate Slang
Pirate Myths
Fictional Pirates
Weaponry
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This animal is traditionally associated with pirates and was often kept as a pet.

What is a Parrot?

100

What a pirate might say this as a greeting.

What is "Ahoy, matey!"?

100

Mostly myth, pirates did this when they looted treasure to keep it safe.

What is bury it?

100

This was the name of this fictional pirate in J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan".

Captain James T. Hook

100
The primary weapon for bringing down other ships, it was large and intimidating.
What is the cannon?
200

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?

200

This term refers to any stolen goods or treasure.

What is "booty"?

200
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?
200

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?

200

This was a pirates weapon of choice, a small sword with a curved blade.

What is a cutlass?

300

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?

300

This term refers to a sailor who avoids the sea? 

What is Land Lubber?

300

According to a pirate, this is where you are sent when you die.

What is Davy Jones' Locker?

300

This was the name of the fictional pirate in Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island".

Who is "Long" John Silver?

300
Although usually associated with Indians, pirates would use this weapon to break into a ship's cargo room where loot was stored.
What is a tomahawk?
400

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?

400

A term pirates used as an expression of shock or disbelief.

What is "Shiver me timbers!"?

400

This legendary ghost ship, was allegedly never able to make port and doomed to sail the sea forever.

What is the Flying Dutchman?

400

This fictional pirate was known as a cursed pirate captain, and sometimes a sea demon. 

Who is Davey Jones?

400
A type of pistol that was popular for over 200 years, commonly used by pirates.
What is a Flintlock?
500

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?

500

A ruthless pirate saying suggesting that there were no survivors left alive.

What is "Dean men tell no tales"?

500

This legendary sea monster was known to take entire ships down to depths of the ocean.

What is the Kraken?

500

This fictional pirate was not able to stop the "Goonies" from finding his treasure.

Who is "One-Eyed" Willie?

500
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?