NPS Trivia QuestionsQuestion #1On 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 #2Name six different nautical terms named after six different animals.Question #3What is the origin of the word starboard? And why does it mean right instead of left?Trivia AnswersQuestion #1
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Question #3The orgin of the word starboard comes from the word "steor-bord," when ships' steering oars were located on the right side of a ship. |
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