Black Sails series 3 quiz: How much do you know about Pirates?

History's exciting pirate drama is back for a third series - but just how much do you know about buccaneering?

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On Feb 7, 2017

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Which early pirate was due to be executed for his raids on Spanish settlements and shipping, but ended up helping to govern Jamaica?

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Anne Bonny was one of two female pirates who famously fought alongside their male counterparts in the Caribbean during the early 18th century. Who was the other?

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Who was the captain of the Hispaniola in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island?

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‘The Republic of Pirates’, a hideout for buccaneers in the early 18th century, was found where in the Caribbean?

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Edward Teach is better known as which 17th century pirate?

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Which Elizabethan naval hero and explorer was also a privateer - a government-licensed pirate?

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Calico Jack Rackham is remembered for being the first buccaneer to use what piratical item?

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What is the commonly-accepted reason that pirates wore earrings?

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The word 'buccaneer' comes from which language?

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Abduwali Muse, jailed for his role in the 2009 attack on the Maersk Alabama, was the first man to be tried for piracy in the US in how long?

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