Castillo de San Marcos
St. Augustine Lighthouse
Pirates!
History
Juan Ponce de Leon
100

The fort was built by this country.

What is Spain?

100

The lighthouse keepers had to carry this up the stairs several times a night.

What is a 30-pound oil can?

100
This is the name of the pirates' favorite drink.

What is grog?

100

St. Augustine is this many years old.

What is 450?

100

Ponce de Leon's main goal was to find this metal.

What is gold?

200

The stone used to build the fort.

What is Coquina?

200

The second floor of the keeper's house is now dedicated to this profession.

What is shrimping?

200

This is the name for pirates hired by a country to attack others.

What is a privateer?

200

This industrialist lead St. Augustine to become a winter resort for the wealthy in the late 19th century.

Who is Henry Flagler?

200

Ponce de Leon joined this explorer's second voyage to the new world.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

300

These four countries once held control of this fort.

What are Spain, England, United States, and the Confederate States of America?

300

This animal was dropped from the top of the lighthouse -- and survived!

What is a cat (Smokey)?

300

This Roman general was once kidnapped by Cicilian pirates.

Who is Julius Caesar?

300

This treaty returned Florida to Spain after being under British rule during the Revolutionary War.

What is the Treaty of Paris? (the second one)

300

Before coming to Florida, Ponce de Leon was governor of this island.

What is Puerto Rico?

400

This famous war chief was incarcerated at the fort during the Second Seminole War.

Who is Osceola?

400

This is the fate of the first lighthouse.

What is falling into the ocean?

400

This is the earliest record of piracy.

What is the 14th century BC (sea peoples)?

400

This founder of St. Augustine went on to become the first governor of Florida.

Who is Pedro Menendez de Aviles?

400

The meaning of La Florida. 

What is "The Flowered One"?


500

The fort was renamed to honor this revolutionary hero after the U.S. gained control.

Who is the 'Swamp Fox' or General Francis Marion?

500

This is how many stairs to the top of the lighthouse.

What is 219?

500

This is the latin origin for the word 'pirate'.

What is purateivitia (sailor/sea robber)?

500

This French fort was eliminated by the Spanish shortly after the founding of St. Augustine.

What is Fort Caroline?

500

Before going to the New World, Ponce de Leon fought against these people.

Who are the Muslim Moors?