On which New York island did pirate William Kidd reportedly bury treasure in 1699?
Answer
Gardiners Island
98 The Golden Age Of Piracy Trivia Questions with Answers
98 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which pirate captain commanded the Royal Fortune when he died in 1722?
Answer
Bartholomew Roberts
At which African cape was pirate Bartholomew Roberts killed in 1722?
Answer
Cape Lopez
What was the name of the Spanish port Henry Morgan captured in 1668?
Answer
Portobelo
Which English colonial governor authorized the 1718 expedition against Blackbeard?
Answer
Alexander Spotswood
Which pirate captain was elected leader after Howell Davis was killed in 1719?
Answer
Bartholomew Roberts
Which French pirate became famous by the nickname La Buse during the Indian Ocean piracy era?
Answer
Olivier Levasseur
Which 1717 pardon did King George I offer to pirates in the Bahamas?
Answer
The King’s Pardon
Which pirate captain was born John Roberts before adopting the name Bartholomew Roberts?
Answer
Bartholomew Roberts
Which island became the main base of Nassau’s pirate community in the Bahamas?
Answer
New Providence
What nickname was given to Stede Bonnet, the Barbados planter who became a pirate captain?
Answer
The Gentleman Pirate
Which pirate was commonly known by the name Edward Low?
Answer
Ned Low
Who captured pirate Calico Jack Rackham near Jamaica in 1720?
Answer
Jonathan Barnet
Which pirate captain led the English attack that sacked Panama City in 1671?
Answer
Henry Morgan
What was the name of Blackbeard’s flagship, the captured French ship he refitted in 1717?
Answer
Queen Anne’s Revenge
Which South Carolina port did Blackbeard blockade in 1718?
Answer
Charleston
At which London execution site was pirate William Kidd hanged in 1701?
Answer
Execution Dock
What was Stede Bonnet’s occupation before he became a pirate?
Answer
Barbados planter
What was the name of Blackbeard’s second-in-command aboard Queen Anne’s Revenge?
Answer
Israel Hands
Who is credited with writing the 1724 book A General History of the Pyrates?
Answer
Captain Charles Johnson
Which English pirate captain became governor of the Bahamas in 1718?
Answer
Woodes Rogers
What was the name of the 1695 treasure ship captured by Henry Every?
Answer
Ganj-i-Sawai
Which pirate discovered the wreck of the Whydah Gally off Cape Cod in 1984?
Answer
Barry Clifford
Which pirate captain was known by the nickname Long Ben?
Answer
Henry Every
What was the real name of the pirate known as Blackbeard?
Answer
Edward Teach
In what year did pirate Henry Morgan die?
Answer
1688
At which Jamaican town was pirate Calico Jack executed in 1720?
Answer
Port Royal
Which pirate captain was also known as the Prince of Pirates?
Answer
Samuel Bellamy
What nickname did pirate Samuel Bellamy use during his career?
Answer
Black Sam