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Question	Answer	% Correct
What was the real name of Blackbeard, the most famous pirate captain of all time?	Edward Teach	97%
Which of these alcoholic drinks is rumored to have been the favorite among pirates?	Rum	97%
The flag that sailed atop many pirate ships was called what?	Jolly Roger	88%
Which island was a legendary haven for many pirates?	Tortuga	82%
The "Golden Age of Piracy" is considered to have occurred during which years?	Between 1650 and 1720	76%
What was Bartholomew Roberts' nickname?	Black Bart	76%
The most famous fictional pirate is probably Long John Silver. Who was the author who created him?	Robert Louis Stevenson	74%
Which famous pirate was the first ship commander to successfully circumnavigate the world?	Sir Francis Drake	74%
What is the name of the fictional pirate featured in the stories of Peter Pan?	Captain Hook	71%
Who did pirate Anne Bonny have romantic relationship with?	Jack Rackham	71%
What city was known as the base of the Republic of Pirates?	Nassau	68%
Which of the following types of pirates was officially licensed by a sovereign nation to raid and seize goods carried by the ships of "hostile" nations?	Privateer	68%
One of the most famous pirates of all times was Captain Kidd. What was his ultimate fate?	He was hanged	65%
Where was Anny Bonny from?	Ireland	62%
Which of the following pirates is a fictional character?	James Flint	56%
What name did pirates give to ships they successfully managed to sack?	Prize	56%
Which English privateer who later became the governor of the Bahamas took a big part in suspiring piracy from the Caribbean?	Woodes Rogers	56%
Which Caribbean port city was largely destroyed by a cataclysmic earthquake in 1692, leaving a hefty contingent of pirates to find another refuge and base of operations?	Port Royal	53%
Who was the most successful pirate who was rumored that he plundered around 400 ships?	Bartholomew Roberts	50%
Which of these words was used for pirates operating in the Mediterranean?	Corsair	50%
What was the name of the ship that Jim Hawkins, Captain Alexander Smollett and Long John Silver sail aboard in classic pirate story "Treasure Island?"	The Hispanola	50%
Which of these is not the name of a real-life pirate ship?	The Interceptor	50%
Near what coast eleven of the twelve ships of the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet were lost in a hurricane?	Florida	47%
Which Welshman became notorious as a pirate leader after conquering and looting the Spanish Panamanian strongholds of Portobello and Santiago Castle?	Henry Morgan	47%
Jean Lafitte was a pirate who provided assistance to America in what war?	War of 1812	38%
The modern dollar sign ($) is derived from symbols that appeared on which infamous manner of pirate currency?	Pieces of eight	35%
What disease was believed that Blackbeard was suffering from?	Syphilis	35%
Which English pirate is best known as the wealthiest pirate in recorded history, and one of the faces of the Golden Age of Piracy?	Samuel Bellamy	32%