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The 2009 Pirates of the Burning Sea Treasure Hunt Contest Answers

1.

Question:
I be havin' a very important voyage for ye. That scurvy sea dog, the Captain o' the Bilge Rats, stole me lucky hat! Go t' Boarder's Bay an' steal it back. T' make sure ye took the right hat, send me a screenshot o' yerself after the mission, wearin' the hat.

Answer:

Answer to question #1
2.

Question:
Remember when we were playing dice and that swabbie used t' always shout… er… what did he shout?

Answer:
If you listen around the group o' people playing dice these are the things the people in the group will shout. There is one group in Greensville for instance. •Ha! Ha! Take that! In yer eye! There's one for yer mother! •Roll me a winner •I'll give you the black spot •Leave my octopus nuggets alone •Damn twos and fours •It's my turn for a win •Ah for the love o'… dang it all •Here we go •Come on, come •Calm down fools •Curses •Darnit •Yes, yes it's mine •I came in with nothing, and I'm going home with nothing •(Random confused gibberish) •Oh damnation •I'll have your lights and liver

3.

Question:
I be takin' in less in taxes every quarter, an' I think some folks be lyin' ‘bout their inventory. Check ‘round yer startin' town and count fer me the number barrels that be not smashed. Do not bother wi' the crates—I don't tax ‘em at the same rate. Might as well skip the barrels inside o' the buildings—I'll force the building owners t' do the countin'.

Answer:

  • Jenny Bay—36
  • Charlesfort—56
  • Mash Harbour—75
  • Vera Cruz—

4.

Question:
I be havin' a few jobs fer a Captain o' yer sort, but ye be havin' t' show me ye be capable. Send me a screenshot once ye be havin' received a title under yer name. Jus' t' let ye know, I will not accept “Man o' Wealth an' Taste,” because o' a falling out between Mr. Alvarez and myself. He claimed there be 125 lit candles in his library, but I only ever counted 124.

Answer:
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5.

Question:
Originally discovered by Europeans in 1492, Grand Turk be a tiny unmapped an' uncontrolled isle. Take a screenshot o' the world map with your ship near this mysterious isle, but keep yer sails raised high as around this isle, a trip t' Davy Jones Locker can lie behind every wave.

Answer:

Answer to question #5

6.

Question:
We both know that ye be a Captain who does not mind a wee blood in the water, a Red Tide perhaps ye'd call it. What be the name o' the the hearty Captain ye and yer mates slayed at the end o' that bloody adventure ye like t' tell?

Answer:
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7.

Question:
You may not be havin' known it, but in me youth I used t' play the cello. … Avast yer laughin' or I'll cut yer bleeding ‘eart out! As I be sayin', I miss being surrounded by musicians. Find me a town so full o' the musical spirit that thar be string quartets seated an' playin' in the streets.

Answer:
Georgetown, Santiago, and Fort Caroline

8.

Question:
How be yer Spanish, matey? That double-crossing Spaniard, Francisco Ciervo has made enemies wi' the wrong folks. We need him replaced. Find Ciervo an' change yer appearance t' match his, so even his own mother would be fooled. Then take a screenshot o' ye with Ciervo and send it to me, so I can appraise yer appearance. I'd recommend ye put a branch o' the local plant Salsola sativa in yer pocket fer good luck. What that ye say? Ciervo be too far away for a lazy dog the likes o' ye? Fine, if ye must, ye may replace a Clair Pierson instead. The same deal goes for Pierson. Take a screenshot o' yerself with Pierson and send it to me before ye feed her to Charles' sharks. Don't be complainin' that I'm not generous.

Answer:
Francisco “Frank” Ciervo is located in the Admiralty Office o' Barilla or Clair Pierson is located in The Company Office in Charlestown.

Francisco “Frank” Ciervo
Clair Pierson

9.

Question:
Awhile back I drank some poisoned rum at the tavern. But this be not normal poisonin'—after runnin' around crazed fer who knows how many tides, I ran into a Mayan shaman who set me right. He told me that the poisonin' I received could only be havin' come from desecratin' a Mayan burial ground. Someone sold the tavern the poisoned rum, I want ye t' find ou' his name.

Answer:

  • French—Jean Marie Arculet
  • Spanish—Jamie Figueroa
  • Pirate—Baldwin Byrd
  • British—Tobias Ancroft

10.

Question:
I'm lookin' fer some easy work, matey. What be the name o' that olde seadog who told ye about them Unruly Patrons? Ye remember when the crime lord's thugs drank a wee too heartily an' ye had t' swashbuckle fer the life o' the bartender?

Answer:

  • French—Jean Brun
  • Spanish—Rosalinda Diaz
  • Pirate—Aurelia Trinidad
  • British—Henry Cornelius

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