Life on the Barbary Coast

This is the direction towards the rear (stern) of the ship

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If a sailor said, "I need to visit the head." What might they mean?

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• I need to go to the bathroom.

• I need to see the Captain.

If you were ordered to run from the stern to the bow of the ship, how would you run?

• From the front to the back.

• From the back to the front.

• From the left to the right.

• From the right to the left.

If you asked a crewmember if they knew where the secret map was and they said, "Aye, that I do..." What would they mean?

• That they know where it is, yes.

• That they want you to look for it, so eye or aye.

• They want you to leave them alone.

• They have no idea.

If you were told by the Captain that you should "avast" what would they mean?

• To stop or quit what you are doing.

• To not eat dessert.

• To abandon ship.

• To look out over the sea.

If the captain tells you to "Carry on..." They want you to do what?

• Carry a bucket of black tar for sealing the ship's hull

• Respond and React to their command

• They want you to carry passengers' luggage onboard

• They want you to stow away your carry on luggage

The first mate of the ship tells you to go "clean and scrub the galley". What do you do?

• You get a bucket of water and soap and clean up the kitchen area.

• You get a bucket of water and soap and clean up the part of the boat with framed pictures on all the walls.

• You get a bucket of water and soap to wash yourself with.

• You go get a lower rank sailor to help you swab the deck of the ship.

You are ordered to "Grab the line! Grab the line!" What might you do?

• You grab onto the rail of the ship and throw up over the side of thew ship.

• You run as quickly as possible to be the first person in line for food.

• You grab the rope that is controlling the position of one of the sails.

• You go get a group of soldiers who are in line to get their food for the day.

You hear someone say that they've been asked to “Bend your back and break your oars." What might they have been asked to do?

• Work hard

• Reach over the side of the boat and grab the oar that fell into the water

• Do a back bend

• Quickly run to where your next ship assignment is

You see a bunch of sailors struggling to hoist (lift) up a rope attached to a pulley that raises a heavy crate. It seems like it is way too heavy and they are losing their grip. What might they yell at you?

• It's a pirate's life for me!"

• "Shiver me timbers!"

• “Bear a hand!"

• "Mind yer boots!"