2. What was the real name of the pirate called Blackbeard? How did Blackbeard die?
3. What kind of ship did Chinese pirates use? When were the Chinese pirates most powerful?
4. What common alcoholic drink drunk by pirates contained rum, water, lemon juice, and a sugar mixture? Who invented rum?
5. Hardtack was the mainstay of a pirates diet. What was it made of? Where did the nickname buccaneer come from?
6. What city in Jamaica was a well-known pirate haven? What does the term "going to Davy Jones' locker" mean?
7. What were the boys who cleaned and loaded the guns during battle? What was the short thick sword that pirates used called?
LUCKY 7 TRIVIA BONUS
What are the modern-day 7 seas?
Answer:
1. The Jolly Rodger. First flown in 1700.
2. Edward Teach. In November 1718, the governor of Virginia sent 2 armed sloops to capture Blackbeard. He was killed and decapitated, and his head was was put on the bowsprit of one of the sloops.
3. A junk. In the early 19th century.
4. Grog. Rum was invented by the Spaniards in Barbados.
5. Hardtack was made from water, flour, and salt. Buccaneer refers to the open fire called a buccan that pirates used to cook their food on.
6. Port Royal. It means dying.
7. Powder monkeys. A cutlass.
LUCKY 7 TRIVIA BONUS
Arctic, Antarctic, North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, and the Indian Ocean
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