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  1. 01What is the famous pirate flag with a skull and crossbones commonly called?
  2. 02Which sea was the heart of piracy during the Golden Age of Piracy?
  3. 03What was the real name of the feared pirate known as Blackbeard?
  4. 04Spanish silver coins prized by pirates were commonly known as what?
  5. 05Which classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson shaped the popular image of pirates?
  6. 06In pirate legend, forcing a captive to step off a board into the sea was known as what?
  7. 07What was the name of Blackbeard's flagship?
  8. 08Anne Bonny and Mary Read, who sailed with Calico Jack Rackham, were famous for being what?
  9. 09A privateer differed from a pirate because a privateer held what?
  10. 10Which port town in Jamaica was a notorious pirate haven before an earthquake destroyed much of it in 1692?
  11. 11Nassau, a famous pirate stronghold in the early 1700s, is located in which island group?
  12. 12Which Welsh privateer raided Spanish ports and later became lieutenant governor of Jamaica?
  13. 13The island of Tortuga, a famous buccaneer base, lies off the coast of which larger island?
  14. 14The Barbary corsairs, who raided Mediterranean shipping for centuries, operated from which coast?
  15. 15In what year was Blackbeard killed in battle off the coast of North Carolina?
  16. 16Zheng Yi Sao, also known as Ching Shih, commanded a huge pirate fleet in the waters of which country?
  17. 17Bartholomew Roberts, one of the most successful pirates of the Golden Age, was better known by what nickname?
  18. 18Captain William Kidd, executed for piracy in 1701, was hanged in which city?

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