Coast: Hit The Deck Music Quiz
'Sailing Away,' featuring a who’s who of '80s Kiwi celebrities, supported our 1987 America’s Cup challenge - but its melody was taken from what traditional song?
Pokarekare Ana
Tutira Mai Nga Iwi
Poi E
Hoki Mai
They say it’s bad luck to take a banana on a boat - yet who had a huge hit with 'Banana Boat (Day-O)'?
Harry Styles
Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Belafonte
Harry Chapin
The Beach Boys sing about sailing to the fictional island of Kokomo - where do they say it is?
Near Key Largo
In the Bahamas
By Bermuda
Off the Florida Keys
Whose number one hit 'Sailing' won three Grammys in 1981?
Christopher Cross
Rod Stewart
Neil Diamond
Air Supply
Another song, also called 'Sailing,' was the subject of a mass singalong during the America’s Cup regatta, led by Rod Stewart. When was it first released?
1965
1975
1985
1995
The Beach Boys’ worldwide hit 'Sloop John B' is a traditional folk song from which country?
England
Bahamas
Spain
Belgium
According to The Hues Corporation’s 'Rock The Boat,' what is our love like?
Like a kayak on the river
Like a ship on the ocean
Like a yacht in the harbour
Like a rowboat on the lake
'Six Months In A Leaky Boat' was a hit for which Kiwi band?
Split Enz
The Mockers
The Mutton Birds
Dance Exponents
John Denver’s hit 'Calypso' was about a vessel used by whom?
James Cook
Christopher Columbus
Jacques Cousteau
James Cameron
What was the name of the 1979 hit Lionel Richie wrote for The Commodores?
Sail On
Sail Away
Sail Past
Sail At Briscoes
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