The pirate song that begins “15 men on a dead man’s chest” and ends “yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum” has been part of popular culture for over 100 years. The music apparently dates from a 1901 Broadway show, but the lyrics first appeared in a work by what well-known author?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) Robert Louis Stevenson
D) Mark Twain
Answer Monday.
Thursday’s answer: The name Hans was originally short for Johannes, the German equivalent of “John.” So the English equivalent of “Hans” is “Johnny.”
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