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Intro to Piracy
Pirate Ships
Pirate Terms
Why become a Pirate
Famous Pirates
100
Piracy began here 2000 years ago.
Where is Ancient Greece
100
The Preferred ship of North American Pirates after 1812.
What is Schooner or Clipper ships
100
This term was is specific to pirate's who engages in slavery
What is a Picaroon/Piracoon
100
The foundation of greed and the reason most became pirates
What is money or wealth
100
Most famous and feared pirate of his time in the bay, who never raided the Chesapeake
Who was William Kidd
200
Known as Sea Raiders these Northern Europeans had a reputation for being ruthless
What is Vikings
200
The technique required to clean the bottom of large sailing ships
What is careening
200
These Pirates of the Caribbean where named for the way they smoked meats
What are Buccaneers
200
The poor quality of this was a condition of sailing with the Royal Navy and a reason to join a pirate ship
What is food
200
This Gentleman pirate was marries to Mary Allamby
Who was Stede Bonnet
300
Hailing from the Pacific Ocean these Asian pirates controlled Orient
Who are The Chinese
300
A form of compensation used by Chesapeake oyster dredgers specific to shanghaied sailors
What is paying with the boom
300
Sanctioned by a government, this is considered legal piracy
What is a Privateer
300
A common myth of piracy used in Hollywood as a form of punishment
What is walking the plank
300
Name one of the two most famous women pirates from North America
Who was Anne Bonnet or Mary Reed
400
1620-1720 the piracy that flourished during this time is known as
What is The Golden Age
400
These Chinese ships were effective pirate vessels but had a shabby appearance .
What is the Junk
400
Captured booty was known by a single name
What is Prize
400
The most feared aspect of being executed for piracy was not the execution itself but being measured for this
What is the cage
400
This 16th century pirate was loved by the English and hated by the Spanish for his exploits in the Caribbean
Who is Sir Francis Drake
500
These North African raiders were defeated by the United States Marines
Who are the Barbary Pirates
500
These fast sailers were the chosen ships of the Barbary pirates
What are Corsairs
500
The word piracy comes from the Greek root word
What is Peiraemal
500
Becoming a pirate required signing this leaguer and was called this
What is going on The Account
500
Though he may have had a number of assumed names, or variations of spellings this pirate may have been called Drummond
Who is Teach or Blackbeard