Piracy Quiz

______________ was the real name of Blackbeard.

• Edmund Teach

• Edward Teach

• Edwin Teach

• Edris Teach

Which of these statements is FALSE?

Choose all that apply

• Privateers usually only attacked enemy ships during wartime

• Buccaneers sometimes attacked coastal towns and settlements.

• Pirates only attacked Spanish ships

• The word privateer also referred to a person's personal warship

What was a pirate's flag called?

• Jolly Roger

• Molly Roger

• Jolly Robber

• Molly Robber

Tick the reasons The Bahamas was an ideal place for the pirates.

• good harbours

• many islands

• no functioning government

• market to sell their items

• All of the above

What was the name of the warm current that most ships used to sail from the Americas to Europe?

• The Gulf Current

• The Gulf Drift

• The Gulf Stream

• The Gulf Flow

When this pirate city sank in 1692, most of the pirates who lived there came to the Bahamas.

• Fort Royal

• Fort Regal

• Port Regal

• Port Royal

Which of these statements about Buccaneers is true?

• They originally lived on Hispaniola

• The Spanish tried several times to get rid of them but couldn't.

• Neither of these statements is true.

• Both of these statements are true.

What was a boucan?

• It was a wooden grill used to preserve meat

• It was a cage used catch birds

• It was a tool used to shape wood

• None of the above

Which English privateer was the first person to sail around the world?

• Francis Drake

• Henry Morgan

• John Hawkins

• Woodes Rogers

Most of the crew members on a privateer's or a buccaneer's ship were from the same country

• TRUE

• FALSE: Only a privateering crew was the same

• FALSE: Only a buccaneering crew was the same

• FALSE: Their crew were always mixed