Statistics for Pirates Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Blackbeard's real name	Edward Thatch	87%
English queen whom Blackbeard named his ship after	Anne	80%
Century in which he operated	18th	79%
Name given to a generic 'skull and crossbones' pirate flag	Jolly Roger	75%
Country most associated with 21st century piracy	Somalia	71%
Bartholemew Roberts is also known as '____ Bart'	Black	70%
What unwanted captives would be made to walk	Plank	65%
Modern day country in which he settled with Henry Jennings, Sam Bellamy, and various others	Bahamas	56%
Jack Rackham is more commonly known as '_____ Jack'	Calico	55%
Probable birth city of aforementioned Blackbeard	Bristol	29%
City Blackbeard lay siege to in 1718, in hope of attaining medical supplies	Charleston	24%
Pirate turned pirate hunter after accepting a pardon from the king, killed in a hurricane in 1719	Benjamin Hornigold	22%
Name of 'Gentleman Pirate' born in Barbados in 1688	Stede Bonnet	22%
Name which links North African corsairs with a species of macaque	Barbary	13%
Île Sainte-Marie was a pirate haven off the coast of which country?	Madagascar	11%
Site of Blackbeard's death	Ocracoke Island	6%
Name given to the group of raiders thought to be the first pirates	Sea Peoples	5%
Name of his ship, as of 1718	Royal James	2%