Savvy Pirates, Prove Your Worth! June 22, 2011
 

You thirst for challenges and we’ve returned with another one – test yer knowledge of the Caribbean, its islands, allies, enemies and its many mysteries in this second installment of "Savvy Pirates, Prove Yer Worth".

The below list of questions, puzzles and Pirates Online trivia should provide a challenge for all but the saltiest of old Pirates.
Answer the mysteries below by replying in the Comments field below this post.

Be sure to include your exact Pirate name, Notoriety Level and Guild Name to ensure you get proper credit.

So... how well do you know Pirates, Pirate?




1. What are the three wild islands that the Queen Anne’s Revenge has been known to stalk?


2. The evil boss "Bonerattler" can be found in what cursed cavern conducting a hoodoo ritual?


3. What are the names of all the Jumbee found on the Queen Anne’s Revenge?


4. What are the two highest level of Infamy that a Pirate can achieve on Land and at Sea?


5. On which day of each month do Peddler merchants offer new clothing choices to buy?


6. In Cannon Defense, what is the special ability of the "Bait Shot"?


7. How many islands are there in our Caribbean?


8. Besides a Fishing Boat, what are the three island locations a Pirate can fish from?


9. Pirates want the best loot! What type of plunder is the most valuable when looting ships at sea?


10. What trouble has Captain Jack Sparrow’s father recently gotten himself into?

Enlighten me what hoodoo is, please!

I suppose its a typo for voodoo.

Not a typo; hoodoo is a kind of African-American folk magic.

Most of what passes for "legitimate" Vodou in books, hollywood movies and popular culture, is actually the magicobotanical practice of Hoodoo, which is not a religion, and also has its origins in West Africa where it was a fully developed and very powerful tradition borne to specific ethnic lineage's gifted with the spirits to practice it correctly. HOODOO, though not a religion, is the "folk magic" of the common people in West Africa, just as it is in the diaspora today. From socalled "love potions," to taking vegenace upon an enemy, Hoodoo is largely what has survived the religious presecution of the Africans enslaved in the New World. Additionally, due to the laws passed perventing the African from practicing any African based tradition, "Hoodoo" (known as Ggbo in West Africa) was forced to undergo the same superficial transformation as did the Vodou religion (in which they hid their gods behind Catholic Saints). Hoodoo blended with acceptable Native American & European folklore and practice, but the actual methods and power behind it remained completely African.

^^ Sorry if that information is incorrect, or if it is against site rules or anything. If It is, I'll et a mod remove this comment because i'm still not sure how to......

The POF trivias are superior in so many ways. They can do better.... And why are they making stuff about the game and not make stuff for the actual game?

Well all the question are answered, here are the winners:

UPDATE 6/23/11: See below for the quickest correct answers to this "Savvy" challenge.

Question #4 proved to be tricky for many Pirates - there are eight Jumbee horrors total aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge: Jumbee Cook, Jumbee Thrall, Jumbee Swabbie, Jumbee Lookout, Jumbee Thug, Jumbee Officer, Jumbee Thralldriver, and last but in no way the least, their brutal Boss La Schafe!
But when you're surrounded by deadly Jumbee, who has time to count?

We salute these savvy Pirates who sailed in fastest with all ten answers exactly right:

* Jamie the Second - Guild Master of The Cursed Flame Guild, Level 33
* Captain Kill Joy - Dark Archive Guild, Level 24
* Bess Mcscarlett - Original Sin Guild, Level 49
* Sam Seabones - Skull's Marines Guild, Level 31

And right on their heels:

* Jason Lockbane - Shadow Sorcerors Guild, Level 40
* Aquablade - Guild Master of Ocean Born Guild, Level 38
* Billy Foulfury - Level 47

Due to such a huge response, we could not possibly post everyone who answered correctly. Our apologies if your name was not posted this time around, but Roberta Roberts and Caymen Trench congratulate ALL Pirates whose answers matched and look forward to the next challenge.
Many thanks to all Pirates who participated - you have all once again "proved yer worth"!



Grats to Jason (HammytheSquirrel)!!!!!

But Sorcerors is spelled wrong... 0_o

HOW DARE THEY! They shall hear from me... I am insulted....

Congratulations to all of you that won, especially to Mr. Lockbane (HammyTheSquirrel) for doing so well! Always fun to have your name on the site. Even if the guild is spelled wrong....

Isn't that the right spelling? rofl. if you actually read the news post, it said for us to add the Guild and notoriety level. xD Thanks, guys!

EDIT: oh wait, Sharky changed it. :D I'm gonna see this.....

DOUBLE EDIT: oh.... that may have been a typo by me. ;) Otherwise, they obviously just retyped the names of guilds and pirates (and the poster had a typo...).