Pirate Week Day 5

The fairer sex!
Men were not the only ones who plundered and sailed!
Name two female pirates and when they sailed.
Bonus:
Name a fictional female pirate.

Pirate Week Day 4

Random questions!

According to the old sea shanty, how many men on the dead man’s chest?
Fifteen.
Who wrote the beloved childrens novel “Treasure Island”?
Robert Louis StevensonWhen is Talk Like A Pirate Day?
Finish the phrase: Yo ho ho and ____.
A bottle of rum
What’s another name for a pirate that begins with “B”? Buccaneer
A pirate with the protection and authority of the king was called what? A privateer.
What is the gold coin of Spain and the Spanish America’s pirates plundered? Doubloons.
A pirate of the Barbary Coast was also known as a what? Corsair
How did a pirate address a younger man? Me bucko
What did a pirate call a comrade? Matey
A cutlass is what? A pirate’s sword.
Why did pirates wear eye patches?
The pirates eye patch was not to cover a missing eye. It was so the captain (or whomever) could have "night vision" below decks. Keeping an eye dark would allow them to go below and still be able to see.

Good luck!

Pirate Week Day 3

What does this Pirate slang mean:
All Hands Hoay!
Avast
Dance the Hempen Jig
Shiver me timbers!
Davy Jones's Locker

In the comments please add your own!

Heave ho!

Pirate Week Day 2

Why did so many pirates have colorful nicknames like "Blackbeard" and "Half Bottom"? The main reason was to prevent government officials from identifying and persecuting their relatives back home. (How did "Half Bottom" get his nickname? A cannonball shot half his bottom off.)

Today's question:
What are the real names of these pirates:
Blackbeard
Half Bottom
Calico Jack
Black Bart
The Gentleman Pirate
The Buccaneer

Good luck with ye!

Avast! Pirate Week be startin'!

The pirate speaks,"Ahoy! buckos! It's that time o' year again t' polish your peg legs, find your swankiest eye patch and talk like a pirate! Today begins Pirate Week at t' Lansdowne Public Library! Pirate week leads up t' a Bizarre Holiday: Talk Like a Pirate Day which falls on Sunday, September 19th!"

"What was that?" you may be asking yourself. THAT is our introduction to 2010's Pirate Week! Like last year, this year we will have trivia posted on our blog and throughout the Family Room in the library for your amusement. If you can answer the question of the day, you get to pick out treasure and booty from Ye Ole Lansdowne Treasure Chest!

Also, see the display of pirate themed books in the Family Room. Check one out and you can pick a prize to take with you!

Instructions: Using the catalog, Internet or library resources answer each question.
Submit questions asked on THIS blog online.Submit in library questions to Miss Rachee or another library staff member.
All answers must be submitted by the close of the library each day.


Today's question:Fictional Pirates!
Can you name three famous fictional pirates?

Luck be with ya!

Winner!

The winner of Pirate Trivia is S.L.! Here she models the prize she won from answering trivia on day one.

While we had a little less than enthusiastic response, the response that we did get was encouraging and we will feature more contests soon.


Thank you to all who participated!


-r

Pirate Trivia Day 5

Today is the last day for Pirate trivia and to pick a treasure from Ye Ole Lansdowne Treasure Chest!
Today's question is a challenge. Check out any book about a pirate. Show Miss Rachee the checkout slip for your chance to win treasure.
As a bonus, complete a pirate activity sheet found in the Family Room.
Good Luck and have fun!
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Pirate Trivia Day 4

Today's question involves modern day pirates!
Please answer the following using clues found in the Family Room:
There are eight Hot Spots that attack modern day pirates. Can you find them on the map?
As a bonus:
Check out a book from the hot spot country!

Good luck,
-r

Pirate Trivia Day 3

What is this:




Who are the four pirates that made this famous?
Good Luck!
-r

Pirate Trivia Day 2

While dashing male pirates have dominated fiction and movie screens for ages, female pirates are often left behind or ignored. In the Age of Sail, from the 15th-19th century, women around the world had few rights or opportunities to escape a life of marriage, children and housework. While this contented many women of the age, some had the same irresistible urge for adventure, for crime and for freedom from land laws. Female pirates ruled waters throughout the world, but today are often forgotten next to their more plentiful male crew mates.

Name two female pirates.

As a bonus:
What is the name of the 1995 movie starring Geena Davis a swashbuckler? What was her character's name?

Good Luck!
-r

Talk like a Pirate Week!

Today begins Pirate Week at the Lansdowne Public Library! Pirate week leads up to a Bizarre Holiday: Talk Like a Pirate Day which is Saturday, September 19th. Each day trivia will be posted on our blog and throughout the Family Room in the Library for your amusement. If you can answer the question of the day, you get to pick out treasure from Ye Ole Lansdowne Treasure Chest!

Instructions:
Using the catalog, Internet or library resources answer each question.
Submit questions asked on THIS blog online.
Submit in library questions to Miss Rachee or another library staff member.
All answers must be submitted by the close of the library each day.

Today's question:
Fictional Pirates!
Can you name three famous fictional pirates?

Good Luck!
-r