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  1. What hath but three feet, three hands, and three eyes?
  2. Why are pirates pirates?
  3. Why couldn't the pirate play cards?
  4. Where do you take a sick pirate ship?
  5. How do you make a pirate angry?
  6. What wears an eyepatch and robs ships at night?
  7. What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday?
  8. What's a pirate's favorite letter in the alphabet?
  9. Why can't a pirate ever finish the alphabet?
  10. What is a pirates favorite word?
  11. Three pirates, One Eye, Long John, and Peg Leg, were gambling with pieces of gold. All the winnings were piled up on the table. One Eye said, 'I have won 1/2' and took a large handful or two. Long John said, 'I have won 1/3' and took a handful. Peg Leg said, ' I have won 1/6' and took a small handful. One Eye said, ' I have taken too much' and returned a half. Long John said, 'I have taken too much' and returned a third. Peg Leg said, 'I have taken too much and returned a sixth. The money on the table was then shared out equally and they had 42 pieces each. One Eye said, 'I have now 1/2 of the total originally.' Long John said, ' I now have 1/3 of the originally.' Peg Leg said, 'I have now 1/6 of the originally.' How much was on the table originally?
  12. A certain man who is called "Captain" by his crew, is infamously known for his hatred of a particular group of young boys. He especially dislikes the leader of this group of children, to the extent he would actually kill him if given the chance. This man is neither a basketball player, nor a boxer, nor a fisherman, as his name suggests, but he is the "captain" of a ship called the Sea Devil which flies a black and white flag. This man sails on his ship with his own group of grown men who are a scurvy bunch who enjoy criminal activities. Although he presents himself as being fearless, there is one thing that sends him into a frightened panic -- the sound of a ticking clock! Who is this infamous man, and why haven’t the authorities arrested or imprisoned him and his evil crew?
  13. What was the biggest island in the world before the discovery of Australia by Captain Cook?
  14. I sail the seas of the north with no captain to guide me and no crew to man me. I am feared by all who do not prepare themselves for my wrath. Ships have never defeated me head on. But when my time comes, I will finally be at peace and one with the sea. What am I?
  15. What did the pirate captain say, when his crew turned down the volume of his favorite movie/musical?
  16. What lies at the bottom of the sea and shivers?
  17. I have seas with no water, coasts with no sand, towns without people, and mountains without land. What am I?
  18. What do you call a man whose father was a cannon?

Answers: Pirate Riddles Quiz

  1. Two pirates.
  2. Because they just Arrrrr!
  3. Because he was standing on the deck.
  4. To the dock!
  5. Take away the "p" and he becomes irate.
  6. A vampirate.
  7. Arrgh! Aye Matey! (Arrgh! I'm 80!)
  8. Arr (R), mateys.
  9. Because he always gets lost at sea!
  10. Arrgh.
  11. 282 Pieces.
  12. The infamous man is Captain Hook, the arch-enemy of Peter Pan and the lost boys. He fears the loud ticking of a clock which a monstrous crocodile swallowed at some point before Peter Pan cut off the captain’s hand during battle, and fed the hand to the beast. The clock now resides in the crocodile’s stomach, and the ticking warns Captain Hook of the creature’s presence, as the crocodile wants to eat the rest of the tasty captain.
  13. Australia was always the biggest island in the world, even before it was discovered.
  14. An Iceberg.
  15. "Yaaar! This be Mute-Annie!" Play on the word "Mutiny".
  16. A nervous wreck.
  17. A map.
  18. A son of a gun!
  1. Two pirates.
  2. Because they just Arrrrr!
  3. Because he was standing on the deck.
  4. To the dock!
  5. Take away the "p" and he becomes irate.
  6. A vampirate.
  7. Arrgh! Aye Matey! (Arrgh! I'm 80!)
  8. Arr (R), mateys.
  9. Because he always gets lost at sea!
  10. Arrgh.
  11. 282 Pieces.
  12. The infamous man is Captain Hook, the arch-enemy of Peter Pan and the lost boys. He fears the loud ticking of a clock which a monstrous crocodile swallowed at some point before Peter Pan cut off the captain’s hand during battle, and fed the hand to the beast. The clock now resides in the crocodile’s stomach, and the ticking warns Captain Hook of the creature’s presence, as the crocodile wants to eat the rest of the tasty captain.
  13. Australia was always the biggest island in the world, even before it was discovered.
  14. An Iceberg.
  15. "Yaaar! This be Mute-Annie!" Play on the word "Mutiny".
  16. A nervous wreck.
  17. A map.
  18. A son of a gun!