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In Robert Louis Stevenson's story Treasure Island, the one-legged pirate Long John Silver had a parrot which cried "Pieces of eight." The parrot's name was Captain Flint.
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What pirate story was a parrot known for saying pieces of eight?
In Robert Louis Stevenson's story Treasure Island, the one-legged pirate Long John Silver had a parrot which cried "Pieces of eight." The parrot's name was Captain Flint.
What cry of long john silvers parrot?
"Pieces of Eight! Pieces of Eight!"
Who said pieces of eight pieces of eight?
Cap'n Flint, Long John Silver's parrot.
Why silver's parrot screams pieces of eight?
The phrase "pieces of eight" is associated with pirates burying treasure, so the parrot's mimicry of these words fits the pirate theme commonly attributed to silver's parrot. In the context of the story, it adds an element of mystery and intrigue surrounding the parrot and its connection to hidden treasures.
What did Long John Silver's parrot always say?
pieces of eight
When a pirate was injured a pirate was compensated in pieces of eight which body part receive the highest compensation?
The pinkey toe.
Which infamous manner of pirate currency does the modern dollar sign derived from?
pieces of eight
What is a booty in pirate terms?
Loot. Doubloons. Pieces of eight. Money. High value goods. Treasure.
The modern dollar sign is derived from symbols that appeared on which infamous manner of pirate currency?
Pieces of Eight
What phrase did the parrot Captain Flint in Treasure Island keep repeating?
The parrot (Captain Flint) repeats the phrase "pieces of eight" often. He also says other things like "Stand by to go about."
What are the nine pieces of eight?
In the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie, the nine pieces of eight are nine objects which belong to the nine pirate leaders who bound the sea-goddess Calypso to a human body. Although they are called pieces of eight, they are actually just "whatever we had in our pockets at the time," but are called pieces of eight because that sounds more "piratey." A true piece of eight is an old golden Spanish coin. In the days when these were used as currency, these coins were sometimes cut into eight pieces, or "bits", each of which had one-eighth of the value of a full coin. Long after the pieces of eight were common currency, some Americans referred to an eighth of a dollar as a "bit." In the musical "Oklahoma," for example, people bidding at an auction bid "two bits" (a quarter), or "four bits" (fifty cents).
Is a seventy-eight parrot introduced in Australia?
There is no seventy-eight, but there is a Twenty-Eight Parrot (from its call) also known as Port Lincoln Parrot. It is native to SW Western Australia and parts of SA.
