Fibber Island
These four scallawags have washed ashore. They want to make their home on Fibber Island. The residents have given them a quiz to determine who can stay on Fibber Island. Pirates are very skilled at measuring things. But will they tell the truth? Which pirate tells the most lies? Invite him to live on Fibber Island. Which pirate tells the fewest lies? Throw him into the drink.
What did you have for lunch today? Yar, I had an apple that weighed 40 ounces. I ate a hamburger that weighed one quarter of a pound, I did. 4 slices of Key Lime Pie for me. A pirate must be careful about scurvy. Each slice weighed a good 4 lbs. I threw the cook overboard last night, All I could find was a banana that weighed 4 ounces. Who told a lie? Who told the truth? Keep track.
How much did you weigh when you were born? I was a meaty child - weighed in at 18 ounces, I did. Just a mite under 10 lbs. Bigboned from the day I was born. 8 pounds and another 8 ounces. Started chewing on knives that day. Yar, I remember it well. I weighed a grand total of 120 ounces. Who told a lie? Who told the truth? Keep track.
How much did the last man you tossed overboard weigh? He was such a flabby man; he floated for hours. Weighed 50 kg he did. He sunk like a stone - all 200 lbs of him. He was an average matey. Eighty kilograms I'd say. He trained the parrot to call me Sally, so I tossed him into the drink. Yar, he was a smallish man. Must have been about 20 lbs. Ate a lot of salad, he did. Who told a lie? Who told the truth? Keep track.
What unit to you use to weigh one of your gold coins? A kilogram of course. Should throw you overboard for asking such foolish questions. A gram is the only acceptable unit on the pirate ship Revenge. A coin weighs a milligram. Anyone who says otherwise is a fool. I weighs me gold in ounces, And those who steal it, I trounces. To take of me tin Means a whack on the chin, And off of the ship ye bounces. Who told a lie? Who told the truth? Keep track.
What does a big yellow school bus weigh, pirate? I used to drive a school bus before I took up piracy. They weigh one ton, they do. I also drove a schoolbus. Those 4th graders drove me out to sea. A bus weighs closer to 2 tons, I'd say. Yar, I see I'm not the only one driven crazy by the wee ones on the bus. My bus weighed 4,000 lbs. Ye are all fools. A bus weighs about 10 tons without any scallywag children in it. Who told a lie? Who told the truth? Keep track.
What unit would you use to weigh 1 carrot? Pirates don't eat carrots, but if they did they'd measure in milliliters. Yar, I love a good carrot cake. I'd measure me carrot in ounces. It doesn't fight off scurvy, but it does keep the eye sight keen. A good cook weighs one carrot in kilograms. I'd use a gram to measure a carrot. Then I'd shred it mix it with raisins. Pirates love a good carrot raisin salad. Who told a lie? Who told the truth? Keep track.
Do you have a pet? What does it weigh? Yar, I have a teacup chihuahua. He is so tiny he fits in my hand. He weighs 14 kilograms. I keep a horse on me ship. She's about 80 lbs now. I own an English Bulldog. He used to be a mascot for the UGA football team. He weighs 64 oz. I own a trick goldfish. He weighs an ounce or two. Who told a lie? Who told the truth? Keep track.
If a lime weighs 3 ounces, how much would 15 of the same size limes weigh? Fifteen limes would weigh about one and a half pounds. Thirty-five ounces to be sure. Yar, tis about time we discussed some citrus. Forty-five ounces. Just a bit under three pounds. Who told a lie? Who told the truth? Keep track.
A nickel weighs 5 grams. How much does $5 in nickels weigh? Five dollars weighs 25 nickels. Yar. Half a kilogram. Now you'll be handing over the cash now, won't you matey? Yar, I calculated this just yesterday when I stole a bunch of nickels off of Redbeard. It weighed 25 grams. 500 grams, methinks. Who told a lie? Who told the truth? Keep track.
You want to treat your crew to a 5 lb bag of coffee each. You have 100 mates on your ship. How much coffee should you buy? Half a ton would give everyone 5 pounds of coffee. One ton of coffee. Of course I could throw everyone overboard and have one ton of coffee for me. 4 tons. But I wouldn't do that. I'm too cheap. One fourth of a ton, but me maties prefer tea. Who told a lie? Who told the truth? Keep track.
So who lied the most? Click on the scallawag welcome on Fibber Island. Teachers, click here to cheat. Yar.
Who lied the least? Throw the barnacled bum into the drink.
Yar, quit nibbling me head.
I am the king of Fibber Island. Fetch me me parrot.