FReeper Canteen ~ Tuesday Trivia Challenge ~ Pirates ~ May 29, 2007

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

Welcome to the FReeper Canteen

Tuesday Trivia Challenge!!

 

 

 

 

This week's challenge

~PIRATES~

Let's see how many you can identify!

Round 1 ~ The EASY ones

1. What is the name of the traditional flag of European and American pirates--a white skull and crossbones on a black background?

2. Pirates made you walk the plank, TRUE or FALSE?

3. Most pirates were professional seaman, TRUE or FALSE?

4. What is the name of the villain in J. M. Barrie's play and novel, Peter Pan, a pirate who lost his hand to a hungry alligator with a loud, ticking clock in its belly.

5. What is the name of the novel by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson--detailing the adventures of a young boy racing evil pirates to buried treasure, and has become a classic in children's literature?

Round 2 ~ A LITTLE harder

1. Who is the infamous captain born in mid-17th century Scotland--is legendary for his cruelty and blood lust? He started out as a ship-owner in colonial New York, became a privateer for an English earl, and eventually turned to piracy.

2. What is a corsair?

a) A pirate ship which only attacks after nightfall.
b) A Barbary Coast pirate or privateer from the 16th to 19th centuries.
c) The nickname for a pirate's first mate.
d) A pirate from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world, Middle-earth.

3. Born in the late 17th century, this Irish woman--one of the few female pirates in history--plied her trade in the Caribbean after eloping with pirate "Calico Jack" Rackham:

 
a) Mary Read
b) Grace O' Malley
c) Sinéad O' Carroll
d) Anne Bonny

4. Born "Edward Teach" in the late 17th century, who was the English pirate widely known and feared for his robberies and atrocities throughout the West Indies and along the coast of the North Carolina and Virginia colonies ?

5. 17th century English, Dutch, and French pirates who operated in the West Indies were referred to as?

 

BONUS Round

*Who was the star of the 1935 movie "Captain Blood"?
 

Answers will be posted throughout the thread! Thanks for playing!

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[LadyPilgrim]

Thought you might want to see this thread; ;-)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1840192/posts

[Tanniker Smith]

The regular razor is a Gillette Mach 3 (triple blade). That'll do for now. Not too interested in Schick or paying extra for the fourth blade, which is really just silly. Actually, I just got rid of the old Gillette razor that was a twin blade for the simple reason that I couldn't get the cartridges anymore.

Mrs. Smith does complain every so often that I scratched her cheek or lip. But, hey, if it's a kiss good-night and I shave in the morning, there isn't much I can do. (If you shave at night, you wake up with 5 o'clock shadow -- not too mention hearing the complaints about teeny little drops of blood on the pillow cases . . . )

[HiJinx]

Good morning, Kathy! Busy days behind, and ahead, I just am getting to today's thread believe it or not. Let's see if I can figure out the answers to this week's trivia questions...

Round 1, coming right up!

1. The Jolly Roger is the name of the traditional flag of European and American pirates--a white skull and crossbones on a black background?

2. False, pirates did not make you walk the plank.

3. Yes, most pirates were professional seamen. I think!

4. Captain Hook was Peter Pan's nemesis in J. M. Barrie's play and novel, Peter Pan.

5. The novel in question, by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, is Treasure Island. Must reading for all boys aged 12 and younger. And older!!

Round 2...

1. The infamous Scottish pirate captain born in the mid-17th century was Captain Kidd.

2. A corsair was a Barbary Coast pirate or privateer from the 16th to 19th centuries.

3. "Calico Jack" Rackham's Irish-born pirate companion was none other than Anne Bonny.

4. The pirate Blackbeard was born "Edward Teach" in the late 17th century.

5. 17th century English, Dutch, and French pirates who operated in the West Indies were referred to as privateers.

Bonus:

Errol Flynn was the star of the 1935 movie "Captain Blood".

[HiJinx]

Kewl! I only missed one...the one I guessed on!

[MeekMom]

Happy Birthday!!
From one Mom to another!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

LOL
Are we back up?
Ms.B

[luvie]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
~~~~~~~~~
THE MOM!!!
~~~~~~~~~~
MAY IT ALL BE GOOD!!!

[TheMom]

Thanks for the Happy Birthday wishes.

I have already had a full day. This morning I opened presents ~ books, Airheads & Twizzlers. TheGirl received her “official” drivers license; she & I spent an hour & a half at the DMV (I had to renew my license today). While we were having lunch, my mother called and said she was at the mall down the street. We met up with mother (she bought me a present - yeah!) and hung out at the mall for a while. Then it was off to the book store for TheGirl’s summer reading book. This evening I am off to a book signing.

[TheMom]

Thanks!

See post #488.

[luvie]

Sounds like it all WAS good...and still will be.

(((hugs)))

Is someone gonna cook for YOU tonight? :D

[bannie]

Whoopie, Kathy! You found the song!

There are worse things in the world than pirates who don’t do anything.

:-)

[LadyPilgrim]

You’re cute!;-)

The 4th blade is redundant to me too, but is big for the mind.....I suppose!

But.....I can tell a difference! ;-)

I asked Sweetbaby, “just how many MORE blades are they going to add? I thought 3 was enough already”! ;-)

He just laughed.

He has a tough time of it, shaves sometimes twice a day, but likes his face clean.
He’s happier with it....so.....so am I. ;-)

Forget the blood droplets though....tooooooo hard to get out of a pillowcase! ;-)))

Actually...talking about this reminds me of the guys in Iraq. I keep getting an email about conditions over there and one of them is, they are shaving out of a drinking bottle. God bless ‘em!!!

[TheMom]

Burger King or maybe Jack-In-The-Box. ;-)

[LadyPilgrim]

What did you buy at the mall? ;-)
Shoes maybe....

LOLOL!

[Tanniker Smith]

You’re cute!;-)

I'm cute! I'm cute! She said I'm cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!

< /RUDOLPH >

[Tanniker Smith]

Burger King or maybe Jack-In-The-Box. ;-)

Hey! You should hold out for Wendy's!

[Tanniker Smith]

I'm cute! I'm cute! She said I'm cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!

And I'm going for 500!

[Tanniker Smith]

I'm cute! I'm cute! She said I'm cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!

And I'm going for 500!

[Tanniker Smith]

I'm cute! I'm cute! She said I'm cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!

And I'm going for 500!

[Tanniker Smith]

I'm cute! I'm cute! She said I'm cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!

And I'm going for 500!