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Golden Age of Piracy

What do you know about real and fictional pirates from Golden Age?
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Last updated: March 30, 2021
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1. The "Golden Age of Piracy" is considered to have occurred during which years?
Between 1450 and 1520 ✓
Between 1750 and 1820 ✓
Between 1650 and 1720 ✓
Between 1550 and 1620 ✓
2. Who was the most successful pirate who was rumored that he plundered around 400 ships?
Captain Kidd ✓
Henry Morgan ✓
Bartholomew Roberts ✓
Sir Francis Drake ✓
3. What was the real name of Blackbeard, the most famous pirate captain of all time?
Benjamin Hornigold ✓
Edward Teach ✓
Henry Every ✓
Stede Bonnet ✓
4. Who did pirate Anne Bonny have romantic relationship with?
Henry Morgan ✓
Blackbeard ✓
Captain Kidd ✓
Jack Rackham ✓
5. Where was Anny Bonny from?
Wales ✓
Ireland ✓
England ✓
Scotland ✓
6. Which of these words was used for pirates operating in the Mediterranean?
Privateer ✓
Raider ✓
Corsair ✓
Buccaneer ✓
7. Which of these alcoholic drinks is rumored to have been the favorite among pirates?
Rum ✓
Beer ✓
Whiskey ✓
Red wine ✓
8. The flag that sailed atop many pirate ships was called what?
Jolly Roger ✓
The Death's Head ✓
Walking the Plank ✓
Pieces of Eight ✓
9. One of the most famous pirates of all times was Captain Kidd. What was his ultimate fate?
He was never captured ✓
He was pardoned ✓
He was hanged ✓
He died in prison ✓
10. Which island was a legendary haven for many pirates?
Montserrat ✓
Puerto Rico ✓
St. Martin ✓
Tortuga ✓
11. The most famous fictional pirate is probably Long John Silver. Who was the author who created him?
Robert Louis Stevenson ✓
Daniel Defoe ✓
Alexander Dumas ✓
Walter Scott ✓
12. Jean Lafitte was a pirate who provided assistance to America in what war?
French and Indian War ✓
Indian Wars ✓
War of 1812 ✓
American Revolution ✓
13. Which famous pirate was the first ship commander to successfully circumnavigate the world?
Henry Morgan ✓
Black Bart ✓
Blackbeard ✓
Sir Francis Drake ✓
14. 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?
Havana ✓
Portobello ✓
Tortuga ✓
Port Royal ✓
15. The modern dollar sign ($) is derived from symbols that appeared on which infamous manner of pirate currency?
Ducats ✓
Escudos ✓
Doubloons ✓
Pieces of eight ✓
16. 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 ✓
The Beagle ✓
The Pequod ✓
The Black Spot ✓
17. 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?
Sailor of Repute ✓
Buccaneer ✓
Privateer ✓
Trade Disruptor ✓
18. Which Welshman became notorious as a pirate leader after conquering and looting the Spanish Panamanian strongholds of Portobello and Santiago Castle?
Charles Vane ✓
Henry Morgan ✓
William Kidd ✓
Hector Barbossa ✓
19. What was Bartholomew Roberts' nickname?
The Dread Pirate Roberts ✓
Robbie the Robber ✓
Bogey Bart ✓
Black Bart ✓
20. What name did pirates give to ships they successfully managed to sack?
Prize ✓
Tack ✓
Victims ✓
Loot ✓
21. Which of these is not the name of a real-life pirate ship?
Whydah ✓
The Interceptor ✓
Adventure Galley ✓
Queen Anne's Revenge ✓
22. Which of the following pirates is a fictional character?
Israel Hands ✓
Woodes Rogers ✓
James Flint ✓
Charles Vane ✓
23. Near what coast eleven of the twelve ships of the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet were lost in a hurricane?
Mexico ✓
Jamaica ✓
Cuba ✓
Florida ✓
24. 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 ✓
Thomas Walker ✓
Henry Jennings ✓
Archibald Hamilton ✓
25. What city was known as the base of the Republic of Pirates?
Santo Domingo ✓
Havana ✓
Nassau ✓
San Juan ✓
26. What disease was believed that Blackbeard was suffering from?
Yellow fever ✓
Cholera ✓
Scurvy ✓
Syphilis ✓
27. Which English privateer who later became the governor of the Bahamas took a big part in suspiring piracy from the Caribbean?
Howell Davis ✓
Woodes Rogers ✓
Paulsgrave Williams ✓
Edward England ✓
28. What is the name of the fictional pirate featured in the stories of Peter Pan?
Captain Nemo ✓
Captain Barbossa ✓
Captain Hook ✓
Captain Jack Sparrow ✓
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