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What is used as evidence that prehistoric civilizations used sails?
Images of sailing craft on pottery and frescoes
The oldest known image of sails is from….
Kuwait (6th millennium BCE)
What were the earliest cultures to make widespread use of the wheel?
Mediterranean and Southeast Asia
What did Columbus find impressive about the dugout canoes he discovered in the 15th century?
They could carry up to 90 men and reach speeds of 6 knots per hour
A canoe in 1606 that came to trade with English passengers could carry how many men?
40-50
It is evident based on archaeological records that the dugout watercraft could travel to the islands from mainland South America, a distance of…
150km (93mi)
The Mayflower’s 1620 voyage took…
66 days
When did clipper ships begin to cross oceans?
19th century
For the first half of the 19th century, how long would a trip across the Atlantic take?
5 weeks
Goethe created what two poems that served as the poetry for songs by Beethoven and Felix Mendelsohhn?
“Meeresstille” (“Calm Sea”) and “Gluckliche Fahrt” (“Prosperous Voyage”), both 1795
When did Beethoven compose ‘Meeresstille und Gluckhile Fahrt’?
1815
What opus is ‘Meeresstille and Glukliche Fahrt’?
112
Beethoven’s ‘Meeresstille und Gluckliche Fahrt’ uses what instruments?
Chorus plus orchestra
Mendelssohn’s ‘Meeresstille und Gluckliche Fahrt’ is different from Beethoven’s how?
It is only for orchestra and is programmatic
When was Mendelssohn’s ‘Meeresstillle und Gluckliche Fahrt’ made?
1828
Who composed the programmatic orchestral work ‘Night Voyage’ and when?
Christopher Gunning, 2012
‘Night Voyage’ was born on…
A rainy evening at the Mersey River in Liverpool
What is the story of ‘Night Voyage’?
A journey that is at first optimistic, but meets a violent storm, before eventually finding land and landing safely at dawn
What is Robert Fulton’s lifespan?
1765-1815
What was the first commercially successful steamboat and when was it made?
The Clermont, 1807
What was the difference between Clermont’s vs. an average sailing vessel’s time to travel from NYC to Albany?
32 hours vs. 4 days
What was the first ship to cross the Atlantic solely powered by steam and when?
Sirius, 1838
What was the first iron ship?
Sirius
Who painted a portrait of Robert Fulton?
Benjamin West
How far are New York City and Albany from each other?
150 miles
How long did it take for Sirius to cross the Atlantic?
19 days
What was Sirius’s average speed?
6.7 knots/hr and 161 miles/day
How long was Sirius the fastest ship to cross the Atlantic?
3.5 hours
How long did it take for Great Western to cross the Atlantic?
16 days
What was Great Western’s average speed?
8.75 knots per hour and 210 miles each day
The Great Western was the first ship to…
Provide regular passenger service
How many passengers could Great Western carry?
148
How many people could Titantic carry?
3,500
How many crew did Titantic have space subsided for?
900
How many people were on the Titanic when it set sail?
1,324 passengers and 899 crew members
The Titanic was expected to travel form England to the U.S. in…
6 days
The lifeboats on the Titanic could only carry.
Half the people on board
How many people survived the Titanic’s sinking?
706
When did the Titanic sink?
April 15, 1912
How many more people could have been saved on the Titanic with proper evacuation?
500
When and where was the Titanic’s last stop?
Ireland, April 11
When was the Titanic wreckage discovered?
1985
When was Maury Yeston born?
1945
When did the musical Titanic premiere?
April 23, 1997
Who wrote the book for Titanic?
Peter Stone
Who wrote the lyrics for Titanic?
Maury Yeston
What awards did ‘Titanic’ win?
‘Best Original Musical Score’, ‘Best Book of a Musical’, ‘Best Orchestration’, ‘Best Scenic Design’, and ‘Best Musical’
Who made the film ‘Titanic’ and when?
James Cameron, 1997
When and where does ‘Titanic’ start?
April 10, 1912, Southampton
What are each of the components of ‘The Launching’ in order?
“How Did They Build The Titanic”/”Fare Thee Well”, “There She Is”, “Loading Inventory”, “The Largest Moving Object”, “Pitman’s Announcement” (1 and 2) and “I Must Get on That Ship (1 and 2), “The First-Class Roster” [“Mrs. Beane”], “Godspeed Titanic'“, and “Missed the Boat” [orchestra]