FRIENDSHIP Trivia

FRIENDSHIP OF SALEM

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Trivia Questions

Question #1

On a ship like Friendship of Salem, rope is unemployed. This means rope is defined as rope as long as it is in a coil or on spool and not being used. Once rope is taken off a spool, it is no longer defined as rope. It then becomes line.
But, there are nine exceptions! Name the nine different scenarios when taking rope off the spool doesn't make it line.

Question #2

Name six different nautical terms named after six different animals.

Question #3

What is the origin of the word starboard? And why does it mean right instead of left?

 

Trivia Answers

Question #1

1. Bolt rope: a rope sewn around the edge of a vessel's sail to prevent tearing or stretching.
2. Bell rope: a short length of rope, spliced to the eye of the clapper (or tongue) of a ship's bell and by which the bell is struck.
3. Footrope: each yard on a square or gaff rigged sailing ship is equipped with a footrope for sailors to stand on while furling or stowing the sails.
4. Manrope: a safety rope at the top of the rat lines, used to clip a safety harness to in order to go up and over the top (platforms on the lower masts).
5. Back rope: a safety rope used when setting sails. When standing on a footrope, a sailor's stomach is resting on the yard (a spar on the mast). They clip their safety harness lanyard onto the back rope (behind them), which runs the length of the yard. A sailor may move side to side on the yard without having to remove their lanyard clip.
6. Tiller rope: a rope leading forward from either end of the tiller to the wheel.
7. Heel rope: a rope fastened to the heel of either the middle or top section of a mast, allowing it to be raised or lowered out of position with control.
8. Mast rope (masting rope): same function as a heel rope.
9. Bull rope: temporary rope that is put on an anchor chain to permit hauling back the anchor.

Question #2

1. Cat stopper: the quick release of a ship's anchor to the bottom of the seafloor.
2. Flemish horse: a footrope on the outer end of the yard (a spar on a mast) which a sailor stands on while working along the yards.
3. Mouse: a stuffed bulge on a slip knot, which prevents the knot (which is looped around the mast) from cinching up too tight.
4. Cow hitch: a type of knot
5. Rat lines: rope ladders that allow sailors to climb up the mast. Vertical lines are called shrouds. Horizontal lines of the ladder are known as rat lines (often pronounced rat lins).
6. Hogshead: a storage barrel, often holding wine.

Question #3

The orgin of the word starboard comes from the word "steor-bord," when ships' steering oars were located on the right side of a ship.