Issues and Causes
Main Cause for Piracy
What is poverty and lack steady income?
Timeline of the "Golden Age of Piracy"
What country is most known for piracy?
What is, Somalia
What is another way piracy can happen, not just physical hijacking?
What is, can also happen online. When someone who is unauthorized distributes copyright digital content over the internet
One of the Coastal Countries Mentioned Making Less Than A Dollar A Day (other than Somalia)
What is Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Guinea?
Places where "The Golden Age" of Piracy took place.
What is, Caribbean and waters off American colonies?
What is the biggest motive for piracy in impoverished country?
Ransom Money
How much has online piracy costed globally?
Acts of These Pirates (get 3/3 for full points (100 each)
What is, steal cargo?
What is, ransom payments?
What is, illicit trade?
3 Famous Pirates Mentioned in The "Golden Age" of Piracy (3/3 for full points)(100 points for 1/3 etc...)
What is, Sir Henry Morgan, Blackbeard, Captain Kidd
Name of UN organization that helps coordinate efforts on the ground in Somalia
What is, UNSOM?
How many jobs are lost annually because of online piracy?
Cause for Lack of Politicians In Somalia wanting to Help the Impoverished people.
What is 20 year Civil War?
Barbary States that became "pirate states" (100 for each of the 4 named)
What is, Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli
What is, 14 hijackings
What is one major local issue with Piracy? (100 per one right)
What is, Damaged global supply chains, Lost jobs , Kidnapping, Causes inflations
Percent of Somalia's Population Under the Poverty Line
What is 68%?
Most pirate crews included people from...
What is, sailors from Europe and many Africans
What was the name of the ship hijacked by Somali pirates in December 2023 and later recaptured by the Indian Navy
Names of 2 Canadians kidnapped due to piracy?
Robert Croke, Amanda Lindhout