One
A pirate, acting under a legal charter from a government, is known as what?
A privateer
Two
Speaking of privateers, which worked for Queen Elizabeth and completed the second circumnavigation of the globe.
Sir Francis Drake
Three
Scurvy, a common affliction for sailors, was caused by what?
Vitamin C deficiency.
Four
Mary Read and Anne Bonnie were captured and convicted of piracy but spared execution. Why?
They were both pregnant
Five
What is the more common name for dragging a person behind a ship?
Keelhauling
Six
Davy Jones was slang for what person?
The Devil
Seven
What sea mammal was mistaken for mermaids by ancient sailors?
The manatee
Eight
If you're going to "give no quarter," What are you doing?
Not accepting surrender.
Nine
Jack Rackham went by what more colorful moniker?
Calico Jack
Ten
Born in Barbados in 1688, what pirate went by the nickname, The Gentleman Pirate?
Stede Bonnet. He got the nickname because he was a moderately wealthy landowner prior to turning to a life of crime.
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