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Which pirate treasure marker means danger on old maps?

  • X marks the spot
  • A compass rose
  • A skull

The answer is X marks the spot. By tradition.

Jolly Roger

The Jolly Roger was the ensign flown by a pirate ship preceding or during an attack, during the early 18th century. The vast majority of such flags flew the motif of a human skull, or “Death's Head”, often accompanied by other elements, on a black field, sometimes called the "Death's Head flag" or just the "black flag".

Wikipedia · Jolly Roger