Pirate Treasure
Anything of value taken by force from an enemy.
What is booty?
Used to throw into the riggings of another ship then used to pull the two ships towards each other so they could board.
What are grappling irons?
Meaning of joli rouge.
What is pretty red?
This is where there are pirates today.
What is the coast of Somalia?
Killed Blackbeard.
Who was Lt. Robert Maynard?
Spanish gold coins. Eight were worth a whole year's salary for a sailor!
What are doubloons?
A short Sword with a wide sharp blade.
What is a cutlass?
A pirate flag.
What is a Jolly Roger?
These used engines that used steam power to turn a big paddle wheel.
What are steamships?
This is where they hung Blackbeard's head.
What is the bowsprit?
Silver coins worth about 23$ today.
What are pieces of eight?
Small knives used in battle.
What are daggers?
These stood for violence and death.
What is a skull, skeleton or swords?
The most famous pirate adventure of all times.
What is Treasure Island?
These took several men to load and fire.
What is a cannon?
Five types of pirate booty....
What are gold doubloons, silver pieces of eight, tobacco, spices, sugar, jewelry, guns, swords, daggers, sails, ropes, food, water, medicine, beer, wine, whole ship, silk.
These guns could fire only one short at a time but pirates also used their handle to use as a club.
What is a flintlock pistol?
This meant your time was running out.
What is an hourglass?
Johhny Depp plays in these pirate movies.
What are Pirates of the Caribbean?
This was the man who steered the ship.
What is a helmsman?
Two ships found sunk, one off the coast of Massachusettes and the other off the coast of NC.
What are "The Whydah" and "The Queen Anne's Revenge?"
These long guns could hit a target 300 feet away!
What is a musket?
This piate's flag has a bandana just like he may have worn himself!
What is the Jolly Roger of Long Ben?
What disney movie features a pirate with a hook hand?
What is Peter Pan?
This was a legend about what punishment pirates used to make prisoners do but it really didn't happen that much.
What is walking the plank?