Pirates of the Caribbean Quiz: 15 Questions for Movie Fans
How well do you remember the Pirates of the Caribbean movies? This 15-question quiz focuses on characters, ships and story details from the film series. It is intentionally separated from PirateLore’s historical reference pages because these answers come from the fictional movie universe, not the historical record.
1. What ship does Jack Sparrow most famously want to captain again?
Answer choices: Queen Anne’s Revenge · Black Pearl · Flying Dutchman · Interceptor
Reveal answer
Black Pearl. Regaining and keeping command of the Black Pearl is central to Jack Sparrow’s story.
2. Who is the blacksmith closely connected with Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann?
Answer choices: Will Turner · James Norrington · Joshamee Gibbs · Cutler Beckett
Reveal answer
Will Turner.
3. Who commands the Black Pearl after the mutiny against Jack before the first film?
Answer choices: Blackbeard · Sao Feng · Hector Barbossa · Davy Jones
Reveal answer
Hector Barbossa.
4. Which ship is most closely associated with Davy Jones?
Answer choices: Flying Dutchman · Black Pearl · Dauntless · Empress
Reveal answer
Flying Dutchman.
5. What organization does Cutler Beckett represent?
Answer choices: East India Trading Company · Brethren Court · Royal Spanish Navy · Nassau Council
Reveal answer
East India Trading Company.
6. What is unusual about Jack Sparrow’s compass?
Answer choices: It always points north · It points toward what its holder wants most · It points only to the Black Pearl · It stops working at sea
Reveal answer
It points toward what its holder wants most.
7. What creature hunts Jack Sparrow in Dead Man’s Chest?
Answer choices: Kraken · Leviathan · Sea serpent · Megalodon
Reveal answer
Kraken.
8. Who is Elizabeth Swann’s father?
Answer choices: Governor Weatherby Swann · Captain Teague · Cutler Beckett · James Norrington
Reveal answer
Governor Weatherby Swann.
9. What is the name of Jack Sparrow’s father?
Answer choices: Captain Teague · Captain Flint · Bootstrap Bill · Sao Feng
Reveal answer
Captain Teague.
10. Which character is known as Bootstrap Bill?
Answer choices: William Turner Sr. · Joshamee Gibbs · Hector Barbossa · Pintel
Reveal answer
William Turner Sr.
11. What gathering brings the Pirate Lords together?
Answer choices: Brethren Court · Admiralty Council · Port Royal Assembly · Nassau Council
Reveal answer
Brethren Court.
12. Who is the pirate lord associated with Singapore in At World’s End?
Answer choices: Sao Feng · Blackbeard · Captain Teague · Angelica
Reveal answer
Sao Feng.
13. Which real historical pirate is fictionalized in On Stranger Tides?
Answer choices: Blackbeard · Captain Kidd · Calico Jack · Bartholomew Roberts
Reveal answer
Blackbeard. The movie uses the historical pirate as a fictionalized supernatural character.
14. What legendary destination drives the search in On Stranger Tides?
Answer choices: Fountain of Youth · El Dorado · Atlantis · Davy Jones’s Locker
Reveal answer
Fountain of Youth.
15. What is Davy Jones’s heart kept inside?
Answer choices: A chest · A bottle · A compass · A medallion
Reveal answer
A chest.
How did you do?
13–15: Pirate Lord. 10–12: Black Pearl regular. 7–9: Capable deckhand. 0–6: Time for a movie marathon.