Acadec 2026-2027 MUSIC - Section 2 (Crammable)

Who traced a 24,000-mile migration pathway starting in 2013?

Paul Salopek

Where did Paul Salopek begin his "Out of Eden Walk"?

Herto Bouri, Ethiopia

How old was the "Herto man" fossil discovered in Ethiopia?

160,000 years old

Where will Paul Salopek's migration walk eventually end?

Tierra del Fuego

When was the wheel invented by early humans?

3500-3350 BCE

When were horses domesticated by early humans?

5000-4000 BCE

When were camels domesticated for human use?

Before 2000 BCE

Who rode a wooden "Laufmaschine" in Mannheim in 1817?

Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun

How far did Baron von Drais travel in under an hour?

14 kilometers

Who added pedals to the dandyhorse using treadles in 1839?

Kirkpatrick Macmillan

Who added pedals to the front wheel of bicycles in the 1860s?

Pierre Michaux and Pierre Lallement

What was the diameter of a penny-farthing's front wheel?

5 feet

Who built the first commercially successful safety bicycle in 1885?

John Kemp Starley

What was the name of John Kemp Starley's 1885 bicycle?

Rover

When were pneumatic rubber tires first used on bicycles?

1890s

How many people joined the League of American Wheelmen by the 19th century's end?

Over 100,000

Who wrote the 1892 popular song "Daisy Bell"?

Harry Dacre

Who turned "Daisy Bell" into a hit song in 1892?

Katie Lawrence

Who recorded a version of "Daisy Bell" in 2014 for music education?

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Which lab synthesized speech using "Daisy Bell" on an IBM 704?

Bell Laboratories

In what year did Bell Labs synthesize speech using "Daisy Bell"?

1961

Which author was inspired by the Bell Labs "Daisy Bell" demonstration?

Arthur C. Clarke

Which computer character sings "Daisy Bell" in 2001: A Space Odyssey?

HAL 9000

Who arranged the 2016 synthesis-based version of "Daisy Bell"?

Hiroshi Tamawari

What software did Hiroshi Tamawari use to emulate the IBM 704?

chipspeech

What device invented by Bell Labs in 1937 compresses/synthesizes human voice?

Vocoder

What is melismatic text setting?

Singing multiple notes over a single syllable of text

Who built a steam wagon to transport cannons in 1769?

Captain Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot

How often did Cugnot's steam wagon boiler need to be relit?

Every 15 minutes

What speed did Cugnot's 1770 model achieve while pulling five tons?

2.25 miles per hour

When did the first known automobile accident occur?

1771

Who built the internal combustion "Motorwagen" in Germany in 1886?

Carl Benz

Who took a long-distance test run in the Motorwagen in August 1888?

Bertha Benz

How long was Bertha Benz's one-way trip from Mannheim to Pforzheim?

90 kilometers

What solvent purchased at a pharmacy served as early motor fuel?

Ligroin

Where was the first Bertha Benz Memorial Route established in 2008?

Germany

When did police in St. Louis take the first stolen car report?

1905

When were white stripes first painted on roads in Redlands, California?

1912

When were the first stop sign and traffic light installed?

1914

Who won the first major auto race in 1895?

Frank Duryea

What average speed did Frank Duryea maintain during the 1895 race?

7 miles per hour

Who set the world land speed record of 763 mph in 1997?

Andy Green

What car did Andy Green drive to set the land speed record?

ThrustSSC

Who composed Short Ride in a Fast Machine in 1986?

John Adams

Where was the premiere of Short Ride in a Fast Machine held?

Great Woods Center for Performing Arts

Who conducted the premiere of Short Ride in a Fast Machine?

Michael Tilson Thomas

What instrument establishes a pulse of 152 bpm in Short Ride in a Fast Machine?

Solo high-pitched wood block

What musical style relies on repeated patterns and a constant pulse?

Minimalism

What is a musical motif or pattern that continuously repeats called?

Ostinato

What harmonic interval structure is emphasized in Adams's Short Ride?

Quintal harmony

What is polymeter?

Simultaneous use of different metric structures or signatures

Which jazz artist's brass jabs influenced John Adams's style?

Duke Ellington

Who conducted the first documented railway journey in Wales in 1804?

Richard Trevithick

How much iron did Trevithick's mining train transport on its initial run?

10 tons

What were the names of the two commercial locomotives built in 1812?

Salamanca and Prince Regent

Who built Locomotion No. 1 for the Stockton & Darlington Railway?

George Stephenson

Who bought Locomotion No. 1 for 50 pounds to preserve it?

Joseph Pease

Who composed the 1836 railway dance set Eisenbahn-Lust-Walzer?

Johann Strauss, Sr.

Who published the 1844 train-depicting piano work Le chemin de fer?

Charles-Valentin Alkan

Who composed the 1923 train-inspired orchestral work Pacific 231?

Arthur Honegger

Who composed The Great Crush Collision March in 1896?

Scott Joplin

How many viewers attended the staged train crash near Waco, Texas?

40,000

How fast were the two staged trains traveling when they collided?

50 miles per hour

How many fatalities resulted from the 1896 Great Crush collision explosion?

2 people

Who composed the 1984 train-themed musical Starlight Express?

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Who composed Bachianas brasileiras No. 2 containing "The Little Train of Caipira"?

Heitor Villa-Lobos

In what year was Bachianas brasileiras No. 2 composed?

1930

What instrumental technique produces a growl-like train whistle in Villa-Lobos's piece?

Flutter-tongue

What string playing technique bowing near the bridge produces a scratchy sound?

Sul ponticello

What is a virtuosic, animated piece that sounds improvised called?

Toccata

Where was the omnibus large horse carriage first introduced in 1828?

Paris

When did the Metropolitan Railway underground open in London?

January 10, 1863

How many daily passengers did London's underground serve in six months?

26,500 passengers

When did Boston open the first US underground electric railway?

September 1897

When did the New York City subway system officially open?

October 27, 1904

How many stations are in the New York City subway system?

472 stations

What jazz composition was inspired by New York subway navigation?

Take the A Train

When was the American Society of Composers, Authors, Publishers (ASCAP) formed?

1914

Which Supreme Court Justice ruled in favor of ASCAP licensing in 1917?

Oliver Wendell Holmes

What new agency was formed by broadcasters during the 1940 ASCAP boycott?

Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI)

Where was the Duke Ellington Orchestra booked on January 3, 1941?

Casa Mañana

Who composed the famous jazz standard "Take the A Train"?

Billy Strayhorn

In what year was "Take the A Train" recorded for commercial release?

1941

Who earned degrees in math and chemistry before becoming a swing pioneer?

Fletcher Henderson

Who introduced sectional writing, block voicing, call-and-response, and riffs to big band?

Don Redman

What term describes placing an accent every three beats in 4/4 time?

Hemiola

Which trumpet player recorded the famous solo on "Take the A Train"?

Ray Nance

Where was the first known lifeboat station established in 1776?

Formby, England

Who built an unsinkable boat using sealed air bulkheads in 1785?

Lionel Lukin

How many ships wrecked annually in Great Britain during the early 18th century?

1,800 ships

When was the organization now known as the RNLI founded?

March 4, 1824

How many lives has the Royal National Lifeboat Institution saved?

Over 146,000 lives

How many lifeboat stations does the RNLI operate as of 2025?

238 stations

Who composed the brass band march The Padstow Lifeboat in 1967?

Malcolm Arnold

Who arranged The Padstow Lifeboat for concert band performance?

Ray Woodfield

What ensemble performed at the July 18, 1968Padstow station dedication?

St. Dennis Silver Band

What is a break-strain or dog-fight in a march?

Loud, aggressive, contrasting strain with call-and-response

What is a grandioso in march music?

Slow, majestic restatement of a main melody near the end

What is a stinger in march music?

Single loud, staccato chord played at the very end

What real-world sound is represented by the out-of-key brass blasts in Arnold's march?

Trevose Head Lighthouse foghorn