Crossing the Waves

How do we know our prehistoric ancestors used sails?

Images of sails on pottery and frescoes

Where is the earliest image of sailing craft found?

Kuwait in the 6th milennium BCE

What did Columbus note about some of the dugout canoes he found in the Caribbean?

They could hold up to 90 men and paddle at speeds of 6 knots/hour

The 1606 canoe that paddled to trade with an English ship was manned by…

40-50 people

The distance that dugout watercrafts made to the islands from mainland South America was, at minimum…

150km/93 miles

How long did the Mayflower’s voyage take?

66 days

When did the Mayflower’s voyage begin?

1620

When did clipper ships begin to be seen crossing the Atlantic?

The 19th century

During the first half of the 19th century, how long would a transatlantic journey take?

5 weeks

What poems by Goethe did both Beethoven and Mendelssohn write songs about?

“Meersstille” (Calm Sea) and “Gluckhile Fahrt” (Prosperous Voyage) (Both 1795)

What did Beethoven compose based on Goethe’s poems?

“Meersstille und Gluckliche Fahrt”, op.112, chorus plus orchestra (1815)

What work did Mendelssohn create based on Goethe’s sea voyage poems?

“Meersstille und Gluckliche Fahrt” for solo orchestra (1828)

Who composed ‘Night Voyage’ and when?

Christopher Gunning, 2012

What body of water inspired ‘Night Voyage’?

The Mersey River in Liverpool England

What was the name of the first commercially successful steamboat?

The Clermont

When did Fulton develop the first steamboat?

1807

In the Clermont’s trial run, it crossed the distance between New York and Albany in just…

32 hours

In 1807, a sailing vessel would need how long to cross New York and Albany?

4 days

When did the first ship powered solely by steam cross the ocean?

1838

How many miles did the Clermont cover in its trial run?

150

How long did it take for Sirius to cross the Atlantic?

19 days

What was Sirius’s average speed?

6.7 knots/hour or 161 miles per 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 speed?

8.75 knots/hour or 210 miles per day

What was the first ship to provide regular passenger service?

Great Western

How many travelers could Great Western carry?

148

How many people could the Titanic hold?

3,500

How many people were on board the Titanic when she set sail?

2,223 (1,324 passengers and 899 crew)

How long was the Titanic’s voyage expected to last?

6 days

The lifeboats on the Titanic could have only carried about _____ of the people on board

Half

How many survived the sinking of the Titanic?

706

When did the Titanic sink?

April 15, 1912

How many more people could have been saved if lifeboats were used properly on the Titanic?

500

Where and when was the Titanic’s last stop?

Ireland, April 11, 1915

When was the Titanic wreckage discovered?

1985

When did the musical Titanic premiere?

April 23, 1997

Who wrote the book for Titanic?

Peter Stone

What awards did the Titanic musical win?

“Best Orchestration”, “Best Original Musical Score”, “Best Book of a Musical”, “Best Scenic Design”, and “Best Musical”

Who is the award-giving body of the Tony Awards?

American Theater Wing

When and where did most of the Titanic’s passengers board the ship?

April 10, 1912, Southampton

Where did the Titanic stop before heading out into the open ocean?

France and Ireland

At what time of day did the Titanic set sail?

Early afternoon

What 8 segments comprise “The Launching”?

a. “How Did They Build the Titanic/Fare-Thee-Well”

b. “There She Is”

c. “Loading Inventory”

d. “The Largest Moving Object”

e. “Pitman’s Announcement (1 and 2) and “I Must Get on That Ship (1 and 2)”

f. “The First-Class Roster” “[Mrs.Beanne]”

g. “Godpeed Titanic”

f. “Missed the Boat” [orchestra]