Math Week Pirate Trivia

What was the real name of the notorious pirate "Blackbeard?"

• Edward Teach

• Finlay Gray

• Robert Newton

• Ryan Tucker

The pirate flag is known as the Jolly...

• Sarah

• Roger

• Paula

• Jack

Pirates like to say...

• Hello, I am a Pirate!

• Yo, dawg!

• Arg!!!

• Happy Pi Day!

What is the crows nest?

• Where the pirates go to sleep

• A place on the mast where a pirate looks out for other ships

• Where the parrots eat their lunch

• Where the captain keeps his socks.

Which of the following was NOT a historically relevant female pirate?

• Anne Bonny

• Grace O'Malley

• Elizabeth Swann

• Ching Shih

Why did pirates wear eye patches?

• They lost an eye in battle

• To look fly

• To help their eye adjust to dark below deck

• All their friends were doing it.

Who wrote the book titled Treasure Island?

• Charles Dickens

• Mark Twain

• Jane Austen

• Robert Louis Stevenson

What sports team gained their name from stealing, or "pirating" a player from another team?

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Pittsburgh Pirates

• Oakland Raiders

• Pittsburgh Steelers

Gilbert and Sullivan wrote an operetta called The Pirates of...

• The Pirates of Penzance

• The Pirates of Waterlooville

• The Pirates of Portsmouth

• The Pirates of Hull

Why do pirates wear bandanas? (Choose Two)

• To keep the sweat out of their eyes

• Because they think they look cool

• To keep their hair out of the rigging

• Their mom dressed them