Define crew, that’s the crux
[i]Robbed or tricked? Semantically speaking…[/i]
I’m not/ haven’t been defending the quiz master… It’s indisputable that there were seven members on board the ship, but doncha think it might have been some kind of trick question?
My point was that in one sense of the word, the crew is differentiated from the officers (officers and crew). However, since it can also refer to all the people manning the ship… So, unless he noted a particular definition of the word “crew”… At the very least I can consider the question unfair.
Note: even when talking about those who man a ship, one is often referring to the crew [i]as opposed to the officers.[/i]
Could you both be right? And if you were both right then you’re both wrong! The answer should then be 5 and 7 crew members.