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.”