Pirate Flashcards

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What type of cannon moves easily left and right?

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A swivel cannon.

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What was the name of Long John Silver’s parrot?

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Captain Flint.

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Who is the main character in ‘Treasure Island’?

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Jim Hawkins.

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What gave pirates permission to be a pirate?

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A letter of marque.

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What did you call a pirate with a letter of marque?

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A privateer.

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Whose flag was the skull and crossbones?

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Edward England.

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Whose flag was the skull and crossed cutlasses?

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Captain Jack Rackam.

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What Captain Jack Rackam’s nickname?

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‘Calico’ Jack.

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What did a pirate’s red flag mean?

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‘No Quarter’; everyone would be killed on your ship.

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What colours were most pirates’ flags?

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Black, white and red.

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What was the nickname for a pirate flag?

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The ‘Jolly Roger’.

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What was a ‘dubloon’?

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It was a Spanish gold coin.

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Which pirate captains had Long John Silver sailed with?

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“First with England, then with Flint; that’s my story.”

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Why did pirates dock their ships in Jamaica?

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Because the British did not arrest pirates.

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Who was the most famous British privateer?

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Sir Francis Drake.

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How was Edward Teach better known?

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Blackbeard.

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What did Blackbeard do to his beard and hair?

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He put burning fuses in it, so it smoked.

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Where did most pirates sail?

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The Caribbean.

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What were ‘pieces of eight’?

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They were Spanish dollars (pesos de ocho); they were coins made of silver.

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What colour are rubies?

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What colour are sapphires?

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Any colour except red or pink.

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What colour are emeralds?

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What was the name of Blackbeard’s ship?

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The Queen Anne’s Revenge.

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What was the name of Edward England’s ship?

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What was the name of Captain Flint's ship?
The Walrus.
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What was the name of the ship in 'Treasure Island'?
The Hispaniola.
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Who had been marooned on 'Treasure Island'?
Ben Gunn.
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What is it called if you are left on an island?
You are 'marooned'.
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What sword did pirates prefer?
The cutlass.
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What is a dirk?
It is a small dagger.
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Who sits in the 'crow's nest'?
The lookout.
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What does a lookout shout when they spot land?
"Land Ho!"
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What is the name of Ben Gunn's small boat?
It is a coracle.
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Why did Blackbeard make his hair smoke?
So he looked very scary and people would give up without a fight.
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Whose flag was a skull with an eyepatch over crossed bones?
Sir Henry Morgan.
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What did Jim Hawkins' map say by the red cross?
"Bulk of treasure here."
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What was the name of the small island at the south of 'Treasure Island'?
Skeleton Island.
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Why did pirates keep parrots and monkeys as pets?
To show they had been to lots of places.
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What was the name of the blind pirate in 'Treasure Island'?
Blind Pugh.
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Blackbeard's first mate gave his name to which 'Treasure Island' pirate?
Israel Hands.
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What did pirates do to improve their eyesight (it didn't work)?
They pierced their ears.
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Who did pirates mean when they spoke of 'Davy Jones'?
The devil.
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What did "Davy Jones' locker" mean to a pirate?
Hell.
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What type of ship was a galley?
It had oars rather than sails.
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How did the famous Barbarossa brothers get their name?
Barbarossa means 'red beard'.
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Where did pirates with one leg often work on ship?
As ships' cooks.
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What were ships' cooks often called?
Barbecue.