The Plank
Day 1: Caribbean
Day 2: Charleston
Day 3: Carolina Coast
Day 4: Beaufort
Day 5: Bath
Day 6: Ocracoke

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1. Which century is most associated with a pirate practice called "walking the plank?"
a. 16th century
b. 17th century
c. 18th century
d. 19th century
e. all of the above
f. none of the above

2. What Spanish coin in the 16th and 17th centuries had the highest value and was most prized by pirates?
a. doubloon
b. maroon
c. piece of eight
d. pistole
e. reale

3. This is the term that describes turning a ship on its side to scrape barnacles and other sea life from its hull:
a. keel haul
b. careen
c. freeboot
d. maroon
e. sloop
f. topsail

4. Which of the following names is NOT associated with Blackbeard the pirate
a. Teach
b. Thatch
c. Tatch
d. Tache
e. Touche

5. This is a 17th and 18th century term commonly applied to seaman who had the approval of their government to pillage and plunder the ships of enemy nations.
a. buccaneers
b. privateers
c. brigantines
d. quartermasters
e. none of the above

6. Blackbeard was known to favor this North Carolina island and frequent it quite often.
a. Cape Hatteras
b. Frisco
c. Manteo
d. Kill Devil Hills
e. Ocracoke

7. New Providence was a popular hideout and carousing spot for pirates in the late 1600s. Today, that spot is known as?
a. New York
b. Cuba
c. Nassau
d. New Guinea
e. Newfoundland

8. Hispaniola was another popular hangout for pirates. Today, that spot is known as?
a. Spain
b. Haiti and the Dominican Republic
c. Vera Cruz and Cartegena
d. Charleston and Sullivan's Island
e. the Spanish Main

9. The term Jolly Roger initially came from a flag that was painted what color?
a. Red
b. Black
c. White
d. Blue
e. none of the above

10. Blackbeard is said to have had a menacing, terrifying appearance. That main reason for this was:
a. it was hard to maintain good grooming habits while at sea.
b. he was born with deformities and ugly scars.
c. he purposely groomed himself in a way meant to scare his enemies into surrender.
d. he didn't have anyone to help dress him in the morning.
e. his fashion mentor was Atilla the Hun

TRUE OR FALSE?: Circle the best answer

1. It was quite common for 18th century pirates to gather together in groups and bury their treasure (TRUE or FALSE)
2. It was quite common for 18th century pirates along the Carolina coastline to kill seaman aboard captured merchant ships. (TRUE or FALSE)
3. As was the fashion with most men during the 17th and 18th century, Blackbeard was actually clean-shaven. (TRUE or FALSE)
4. Pirates sometimes called themselves "freetraders." (TRUE or FALSE)
5. One of the most common names that pirates chose to name their vessel was "Revenge." (TRUE or FALSE).

ESSAY
Three terms -- "account," "purchase" and "quarter" -- had very different meanings for pirates 250 years ago.
In a paragraph or short story, use these terms as a pirate might have used them in the 17th and 18th centuries.

DRAWING & ESSAY
You've probably seen the most popular pirate flag. It's black and white and shows a skull and crossbones. It is sometimes called the Jolly Roger. But many pirates personalized the flag the flew above their ship.
Pretend you are designing a pirate flag for your pirate ship.
Draw us a picture of what your Jolly Roger looks like -- and tell us why it looks that way.