Captain Jack Sparrow, the Black Pearl and plenty of curses to go around. Savvy?
10 questions about the Pirates of the Caribbean saga. Jack Sparrow, Barbossa, Davy Jones and the cursed treasures of the Caribbean.
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Launched in 2003 with The Curse of the Black Pearl, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise turned a Disney theme park ride into one of cinema's most lucrative sagas. Johnny Depp created an instantly iconic character in Jack Sparrow, an unlikely mix of Keith Richards and a drunk pirate.
This quiz covers all five films: curses, treasures, sea creatures and epic naval battles. From the origins of the Black Pearl to Davy Jones' Locker and the Fountain of Youth, only true buccaneers will score 10/10.
All ten easy level questions, with the answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Elizabeth burned it
Elizabeth burned it, to signal the Navy from the island. Jack does not take it well.
Correct answer: Jack
Jack, a choice with a clear message.
Correct answer: On a sinking boat
On a sinking boat, stepping onto the dock with total confidence just as it goes under.
Correct answer: Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer
Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer, for one of the most instantly recognised themes of recent cinema.
Correct answer: He has been marked for death
He has been marked for death, with the Kraken on its way.
Correct answer: Dead Man's Chest
Dead Man's Chest, released in 2006.
Correct answer: The Governor of Port Royal
The Governor of Port Royal, Weatherby Swann, played by Jonathan Pryce.
Correct answer: Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom, who stops by again for the fifth film.
Correct answer: Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush, who clearly enjoys every roll of the eyes.
Correct answer: Part of the ship and sea creatures
Part of the ship and sea creatures, which is an unusual sort of occupational hazard.
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Correct answer: Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp plays Jack Sparrow across all five films. He based the character on Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and the cartoon skunk Pepé Le Pew. Richards actually plays Jack's father in the third film.
Correct answer: The Black Pearl
The Black Pearl is the fastest ship in the Caribbean. Jack has lost and reclaimed it multiple times throughout the saga. For him, it represents freedom itself.
Correct answer: They cannot die and appear as skeletons in moonlight
By stealing the Aztec gold from Isla de Muerta, Barbossa and his crew were cursed. They cannot die, eat, drink or feel anything. In moonlight, they appear as walking skeletons.
Correct answer: Davy Jones
Davy Jones captains the Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship that can travel between the worlds of the living and the dead. His tentacled face, inspired by an octopus, is one of the franchise's greatest visual effects achievements.
Correct answer: His chest containing his heart
Davy Jones cut out his own heart and locked it in a chest hidden on Isla Cruces. Whoever possesses the chest can control Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman. The heart still beats inside.
Correct answer: Will Turner
Will Turner, played by Orlando Bloom, is the blacksmith who discovers his father "Bootstrap" Bill Turner was a cursed pirate. He eventually becomes captain of the Flying Dutchman, replacing Davy Jones.
Correct answer: Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley plays Elizabeth Swann in the first three films and makes a cameo in the fifth. Starting as a governor's daughter, she becomes a pirate and is eventually elected Pirate King by the Brethren Court.
Correct answer: What the holder wants most in the world
Jack's compass doesn't point north: it points to whatever its holder desires most in the world. A central object in the saga, it was given to him by Tia Dalma (Calypso). Jack's problem is that what he wants keeps changing.
Correct answer: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was released in 2003. Nobody believed in the project: a pirate movie based on a theme park ride. It grossed $654 million and launched a 5-film franchise.
Correct answer: "Captain"
"It's CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow, if you please" is the running gag throughout the entire saga. Jack constantly insists on being called "Captain," even when he has no ship. Which happens quite often.
Stuck on one, or just curious how nasty it gets? Every hard mode question is here with its answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Keith Richards
Keith Richards, as Captain Teague. Fitting, since he helped inspire the character.
Correct answer: Tom Hollander
Tom Hollander. 'It's just good business', as he says.
Correct answer: A Navy officer engaged to Elizabeth
A Navy officer engaged to Elizabeth for a while, and played by Jack Davenport.
Correct answer: Kevin McNally
Kevin McNally, Jack's loyal first mate through all five films.
Correct answer: Pintel and Ragetti
Pintel and Ragetti. Ragetti's wooden eye is a running joke.
Correct answer: Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz, who had worked with Johnny Depp in Blow.
Correct answer: Rob Marshall
Rob Marshall, of Chicago fame, taking over from Gore Verbinski.
Correct answer: Step on land
Step on land, for a single day. That is the problem Will Turner inherits.
Correct answer: Two silver chalices and a mermaid's tear
Two silver chalices and a mermaid's tear. It is not the sort of thing you find in a shop.
Correct answer: Kaya Scodelario
Kaya Scodelario, as an astronomer in a time that does not much appreciate those.