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Buccaneers and Pirates

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Buccaneers were men and women that came from _____, ______ and _____.

a)

Africa, America, Asia

b)

England, France and Dutch (Holland)

c)

Switzerland, Spain, and Mexico

d)

Australia, Brazil and Thailand

2.

Buccaneers were marooned on __________.

a)

Turks and Caicos

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

The Bahamas

d)

Hispaniola

3.

A boucan is a ___________

a)

wooden grate used to cook meat

b)

bird that calls out loudly.

c)

type of Spanish ship

d)

list of rules Buccaneers lived by.

4.

A pirate is a person who

a)

is a law abiding citizen.

b)

lives on a ship and plunders from other passing ships

c)

goes to church regularly.

5.

Anne Bonney was a female pirate that

a)

died of fever in prison

b)

got pregnant and never was hanged.

c)

never made new friends

6.

Blackbeard's real name was _______

a)

Hubert Minnis

b)

Xavier Jean

c)

Edward Teach

d)

Edmund Deveaux

7.

______ was a female pirate who died of fever in prison.

a)

Anne Bonney

b)

Mary Reade

c)

Tinley Forbes

d)

Katie Smith

8.

Captain Jack Rackham's pirate name was _____________.

a)

Jack and Jill

b)

Jack Sparrow

c)

Calico Jack

9.

What was the punishment for stealing from a crew member?

a)

40 lashes

b)

walk the plank

c)

left on a deserted island

10.

If you recieved 40 lashes, what did you do ?

a)

steal from a crew member

b)

smoked in the cabin

c)

lost all the plunder that day

11.

Which Statement below is NOT a reason why The Bahamas was called the "Pirate Haven?"

a)

Many islands to hide on.

b)

The Bahama Islands has beautiful waters

c)

There were no laws against piracy in The Bahamas

d)

Lots of merchant ships pass the Bahama Islands

12.

Choose the name of the pirate flag.

a)

Jolly Roger

b)

Jolly Rancher

c)

Skull and Crossbones

d)

Pirate flag