Blackbeard
publication date: Monday, January 2, 2012 (part of Winter 2012)
category: 
Piracy
clue: History's most famous pirate terrorized the Caribbean with Queen Anne's Revenge and history's most famous beard.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Aaron Shurtleff, and Ryan Dunn
A Pirate's Life for Me: Yo ho ho ho, and a bottle of rum... This week features some of the deadliest and most notorious dread pirates ever to sail the high seas, to celebrate the launch of Pirate Paradise on Funeratic.Similar Goos
Henry Morgan
The admiral of England's royal navy is more associated with rum than any other pirate, especially here. Go »
William Kidd
Legends of this Scotsman's buried treasure survive to this day, and make him almost as famous as the other "Billy the Kid." Go »
Jack Rackham
The pirate who popularized the Jolly Roger was liked by the men (and two famous women) in his crew. Go »
Bartholomew Roberts
The last great pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy was also its most accomplished, stopping only to honor the Sabbath. Go »
Blackbeard
If you don't know the nickname of this hirsute pirate, you better learn it from someone fast. Go »
