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Matter
Matter
Which song is about intoxicated seamen:
A. Drunken Sailor
B. John Kanaka
C. Barrett's Privateers
A. Drunken Sailor
There once was a ship that put to sea. The name of the ship was The Billy of ____.
Tea
What kind of whale bore down on the Wellerman?
A Right Whale
From the song "Barrett's Privateers", what is a "list to the port"?
a tendency to lean to the left side.
From "Barrett's Privateers" where is Halifax?
Canada (Eastern Nova Scotia)
Which song claims the old way of sailing to be superior to the new?
A. The Last Shanty
B. No-Hopers, Jokers, and Rogues
C. Shantyman
C. Shantyman
In South Australia I was born. South Australia, round Cape ____.
Horn
In Old Maui, what color are the eyes of the "native maids"?
Brown
From the song "The Last Shanty", what is a yard?
A. a unit of length
B. A pole that holds a sail
C. the area behind the steering wheel
B. A pole that supports a sail
From "South Australia", where is Cape Horn?
The southernmost tip of Chile
Which song is about whalers?
A. John Kanaka
B. Old Maui
C. Keep Hauling
B. Old Maui
Well, me father often told me when I was just a lad, "A sailor's life is very hard. The food is always ___
Bad
Which title does Santiana have in the song "Santiana"?
A. King of Mexico
B. Jefe de Todos
C. Napoleon of the West
C. Napoleon of the West
From the song "Drunken Sailor", what is a scupper?
A. A water drain
B. Another name for the second mate.
C. Something used to clean dishes
A. A water drain
From "Old Maui", where is the Kamchatka Sea?
Off the northeast coast of Russia.
Which song takes place in Mexico?
A. John Kanaka
B. Shantyman
C. Santiana
C. Santiana
Twas on the field of Molly Del Ray. Well, both his legs got blown _____.
away
How many days did the whale pull the ship in "Wellerman"?
Forty Days (or even more)
From the song "Shantyman", what is a Shantyman?
A sailor who leads the others in singing.
From "Santiana", Where is Molly-del-Rey?
Mexico
Which song is about a ship doomed to sink:
A. The Mermaid
B. Leave Her Johnny
C. Santiana
A. The Mermaid
Them Frisco girls ain't got no combs. They comb their hair with a herring _____.
Backbone
In which song does the narrator meets a girl named Nancy Blaire:
A. Spanish Ladies
B. South Australia
C. Leave Her Johnny
B. South Australia
From "Barrett's Privateers", what is a "cracked four-pounder"?
A type of cannon.
From "Barett's Privateers", where is Montego?
Jamaica