Talk Like a Pirate Day

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Why did so many pirates wear eye patches?

They have to pledge their allegiance by injuring an eye

The status of a pirate is signified by which eye the patch is won over

It allows the pirate to adjust to light and dark easier

They didn't actually wear eye patches

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Pirates are known for drinking rum or grog, which is rum mixed with:

Water

Wine

Milk

Gin

What does "Avast ye" mean?

Pay attention

I hate you

Hurry Up

Let's go

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Pirates didn't actually make anyone walk the plank - instead, they used a punishment called keelhauling. What is keelhauling?

Making someone scrub the ship top to bottom

Dragging someone under the ship

Holding someone under water

Hanging them by the feet from the main sail

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If you are offered cackle fruit, you are being offered:

Apples

Eggs

Carrots

Potatoes

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TRUE OR FALSE: Pirates actually had parrots on their ships.

TRUE

FALSE

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What does a red flag on a ship mean?

There is illness on the ship

They cannot be negotiated with

They are on a mission for the military

They are looking for help - similar to a white flag in non-pirate messaging

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Who is in charge of the ship when the captain is not around?

Quartermaster

Gunner

Boatswain

Helmsman

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Where is the poop deck?

The bottom deck

At the back of the ship

The top of the mast

Where the steering wheel is

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TRUE OR FALSE: Women were only allowed on a pirate ship if she were related to someone else onboard.

TRUE

FALSE

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Which pirate was the main antagonist in "Treasure Island"?

Long John Silver

Blackbeard

Jack Sparrow

Calico Jack

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What is the first name of Captain Hook from "Peter Pan"?

Jack

James

Jason

John

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If you are going to "dance the hempen jig," it means you are:

Getting drunk

Stealing from a rich man

Being hanged

Eating too much

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A new pirate needs to "find his sea legs." What does this mean?

Stop getting seasick

Walk on a moving ship

Drink without getting sick

Sleep while the ship rocks

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What is the name of the pirate whose treasure the boys seek in "The Goonies"?

Mad Jack

Dread Pirate Roberts

One-Eyed Willy

Cosmo Jarvis

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