• Q: What’s a pirate’s favorite letter of the alphabet?
  A: Arrr! You might think it’s R, but it’s the C they love, for the sea!
• Q: Why did the pirate go to school?
  A: To learn how to read the treasure map!
• Q: What did the pirate say when he became a octogenarian?
  A: “I’m eighty matey!”
• Q: What’s a pirate’s favorite type of music?
  A: Sea shanties!
• Q: How did the pirate stop his ship in a hurry?
  A: He dropped the anchor, it was “weigh” down!
• Q: What’s a pirate’s favorite subject in school?
  A: ARRRt!
• Q: Why don’t pirates shower before they walk the plank?
  A: Because they’ll just wash up on shore later anyway!
• Q: What do you call a pirate’s facial hair?
  A: Buccaneerds!
• Q: How does a pirate prefer to communicate?
  A: Eye to eye!
• Q: What’s a pirate’s least favorite vegetable?
  A: Leeks, because they’re always making them cry!
• Q: Why did the pirate refuse to say “Aye” to the captain?
  A: Because he wanted to keep his “I” on the treasure map!
• Q: What do you get when you mix a pirate with a snowman?
  A: Frostbeard the Pirate!
• Q: How do pirates prefer to pay for their drinks?
  A: With pieces of eight!
• Q: Why did the pirate bring a ladder to the bar?
  A: Because he heard the drinks were on the house!
• Q: What’s a pirate’s favorite board game?
  A: Battleship!
• Q: Why did the pirate go to the doctor?
  A: Because he was feeling a little shipwrecked!
• Q: What’s a pirate’s favorite type of cookie?
  A: Ship-shaped cookies, they’re arrrrresistible!
• Q: How do pirates prefer to cook their meals?
  A: On the high seas, with a little bit of sea-salt and a lot of adventure!
• Q: What’s a pirate’s favorite type of fish?
  A: Swordfish, because it goes well with their cutlass!
• Q: Why was the pirate such a good soccer player?
  A: Because he had a great “booty” for kicking the ball!

• What has a chest but no gold, sails but no wind, and a flag but no country?
• What do pirates do when they get sick?
• Why did the pirate bring a ladder to the bar?
• What is a pirate’s favorite kind of exercise?
• Why did the pirate take a shower before robbing a ship?
• What’s a pirate’s least favorite vegetable?
• Why did the pirate refuse to play cards?
• What do you call a pirate with two eyes, two hands, and two legs?
• What did the ocean say to the pirate ship?
• Why did the pirate go to school?
• What do you get when you mix a pirate and a snowman?
• Why did the pirate apply for a job in a bakery?
• What do you call a pirate who skips class?
• What’s a pirate’s favorite type of music?
• Why did the pirate take a map to bed?
• What do pirates wear in cold weather?
• Why was the pirate so good at math?
• What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday?
• Why did the pirate bring a pencil to the treasure hunt?
• What’s a pirate’s favorite letter?

Another Pirate riddles

• What do pirates say when they learn something new?
• Why did the pirate become a chef?
• What’s a pirate’s favorite piece of jewelry?
• How do pirates prefer to communicate?
• Why did the pirate bring a shovel to the beach?
• What do you call a pirate who likes to argue?
• What’s a pirate’s favorite type of pet?
• Why did the pirate go to therapy?
• What do you get when you mix a pirate and a magician?
• Why did the pirate start a band?
• What’s a pirate’s favorite board game?
• Why did the pirate get kicked out of the art class?
• What do pirates use to keep track of time?
• Why did the pirate go on a diet?
• What’s a pirate’s favorite part of a book?
• Why did the pirate take a break from pillaging?
• What do you call a pirate with a great sense of humor?
• Why did the pirate captain go to anger management?
• What’s a pirate’s favorite dance move?
• Why did the pirate bring a ladder to the bar?

• What has a chest but no gold, sails but no wind, and a flag but no country?
• Answer: A pirate ship.
• What belongs to you but is used more by others?
• Answer: Your name, which pirates may use as an alias.
• What is a pirate’s favorite kind of socks?
• Answer: Arrrgyle.
• What has eyes but cannot see?
• Answer: A needle on a pirate’s compass.
• What has keys but can’t open locks?
• Answer: A pirate’s treasure chest.
• What gets wetter as it dries?
• Answer: A pirate’s beard.
• What has many teeth but cannot bite?
• Answer: The edge of a pirate’s sword.
• What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
• Answer: A pirate’s ship cat.
• What is as light as a feather, yet even the strongest pirate cannot hold it for long?
• Answer: Breath.
• What can you catch but not throw?
• Answer: A cold, just like the one a pirate might catch at sea.
• What has keys but can’t open doors?
• Answer: A pirate’s map, which unlocks treasure locations.
• What has one eye but can’t see?
• Answer: A pirate’s spyglass.
• What starts with a P, ends with an E, and has thousands of letters?
• Answer: A pirate’s parley (a discussion or conference, especially one between enemies over terms of a truce or other matters).
• What has a neck but no head?
• Answer: A bottle of rum, a staple of pirate life.
• What runs around a ship but doesn’t move?
• Answer: The deck, where pirates roam during their journeys.
• What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
• Answer: A stamp on a pirate’s letter, sealing their messages.

Getting over with Pirate riddles

• What has a hook but can’t catch a fish?
• Answer: A pirate’s hand.
• What has a ship but no water?
• Answer: A pirate’s dream, sailing on dry land.
• What has a patch but isn’t broken?
• Answer: A pirate’s eye patch.
• What is full of holes but still holds water?
• Answer: A pirate’s sieve, used for sifting through treasure.
• What is tall when it’s young and short when it’s old?
• Answer: A pirate’s flag, which may shrink and tatter over time.
• What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
• Answer: A pirate’s ship cat.
• What has many keys but can’t open any doors?
• Answer: A pirate’s keyring, holding keys to unknown treasures.
• What can you hear but not touch or see?
• Answer: A pirate’s whispered secrets.
• What has hands but can’t clap?
• Answer: A pirate’s clock, ticking away the hours at sea.
• What can fly without wings?
• Answer: A pirate’s flag, hoisted high above the ship.
• What has a face but no eyes, hands but no fingers?
• Answer: A pirate’s pocket watch.
• What has a bed but never sleeps?
• Answer: A pirate’s hammock, swaying with the ship’s motion.
• What has a spine but no bones?
• Answer: A pirate’s map, guiding them to hidden treasures.
• What can be cracked, made, told, and played?
• Answer: A pirate’s joke.
• What is filled with treasure but weighs nothing?
• Answer: A pirate’s imagination.
• What has a face but cannot frown, hands but cannot wave?
• Answer: A pirate’s clock.