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Golden Age of Piracy - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 111 times
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- The average score is 17 of 28
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| Which of these alcoholic drinks is rumored to have been the favorite among pirates? | Rum | 97%
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| The flag that sailed atop many pirate ships was called what? | Jolly Roger | 91%
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| What was the real name of Blackbeard, the most famous pirate captain of all time? | Edward Teach | 89%
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| What is the name of the fictional pirate featured in the stories of Peter Pan? | Captain Hook | 83%
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| The "Golden Age of Piracy" is considered to have occurred during which years? | Between 1650 and 1720 | 80%
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| Which famous pirate was the first ship commander to successfully circumnavigate the world? | Sir Francis Drake | 77%
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| Which island was a legendary haven for many pirates? | Tortuga | 74%
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| What city was known as the base of the Republic of Pirates? | Nassau | 71%
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| Which of the following types of pirates was officially licensed by a sovereign nation to raid and seize goods carried by the ships of "hostile" nations? | Privateer | 71%
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| One of the most famous pirates of all times was Captain Kidd. What was his ultimate fate? | He was hanged | 69%
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| What was Bartholomew Roberts' nickname? | Black Bart | 66%
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| The most famous fictional pirate is probably Long John Silver. Who was the author who created him? | Robert Louis Stevenson | 66%
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| Which of these words was used for pirates operating in the Mediterranean? | Corsair | 63%
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| Who did pirate Anne Bonny have romantic relationship with? | Jack Rackham | 60%
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| Which Caribbean port city was largely destroyed by a cataclysmic earthquake in 1692, leaving a hefty contingent of pirates to find another refuge and base of operations? | Port Royal | 60%
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| Which of the following pirates is a fictional character? | James Flint | 54%
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| Which English pirate is best known as the wealthiest pirate in recorded history, and one of the faces of the Golden Age of Piracy? | Samuel Bellamy | 54%
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| What was the name of the ship that Jim Hawkins, Captain Alexander Smollett and Long John Silver sail aboard in classic pirate story "Treasure Island?" | The Hispanola | 54%
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| Which English privateer who later became the governor of the Bahamas took a big part in suspiring piracy from the Caribbean? | Woodes Rogers | 49%
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| Where was Anny Bonny from? | Ireland | 46%
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| Which of these is not the name of a real-life pirate ship? | The Interceptor | 46%
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| Who was the most successful pirate who was rumored that he plundered around 400 ships? | Bartholomew Roberts | 43%
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| Which Welshman became notorious as a pirate leader after conquering and looting the Spanish Panamanian strongholds of Portobello and Santiago Castle? | Henry Morgan | 43%
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| Near what coast eleven of the twelve ships of the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet were lost in a hurricane? | Florida | 40%
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| The modern dollar sign ($) is derived from symbols that appeared on which infamous manner of pirate currency? | Pieces of eight | 37%
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| What name did pirates give to ships they successfully managed to sack? | Prize | 37%
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| What disease was believed that Blackbeard was suffering from? | Syphilis | 34%
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| Jean Lafitte was a pirate who provided assistance to America in what war? | War of 1812 | 26%
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