WorksheetsPirate Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which weapon is a short, broad bladed, curved sword?
Cat-o'nine-tails
Cutless
Plank
Gibbet
Which word is a person hired or approved by a government to make attacks on enemy ships and settlements?
Corsairs
Pirate
Buccaneer
Privateer
Which of the following is one of the favorite ships used by pirates and smugglers because of its ability to move quickly and easily maneuver?
Sloop
Galleon
Mast
Jolly Roger
Which of the following describes a contract signed by pirates, which stated rules and shares of profits?
Piece of eight
Taking prizes
Articles
Letter of marque
____________ comprised the punishment by banishing a pirate crew member to an isolated island, where he was forced to struggle for survival.
The plank
Gibbet
Corsairs
Marooning
What was the title of the elected official who maintained order, settled arguments, and distributed supplies and booty?
Quartermaster
Buccaneer
Pirate
Corsairs
The ___________ is another name for the flag on a pirate ship. It often included skeletons, swords and hourglasses.
Mast
Corsairs
Jolly Roger
Gibbet
A _________ was a silver Spanish coin prized by pirates, which was often cut into pieces to make smaller change.
Cutlass
Piece of eight
Quartermaster
Galleon
This punishment is more legend than truth, as little evidence supports that this was used by pirates.
Cat-o'nine-tails
Gibbet
Corsairs
The plank
This type of ship was a favorite target of pirates.
Galleon
Corsairs
Sloop
Buccaneer
