Marine Biology
Which fish is the deadliest? The tiger shark, stingray, or the pufferfish?
Pufferfish
What is an arpeggio?
playing a chord, not by playing every note within the chord all at once, but instead by playing each note one at a time, melodically
What is the highest amount of stories a cat can survive?
32
What is the difference between a line and a sheet?
A sheet is a rope (line) used to control the clews of a sail. A line is a rope used for other uses. Such as a painter is a line for a dingy.
Where is the world's biggest drum?
Asia,south korea 18 ft wide and weighing 8 tons
On average, how many species does the ocean contain?
2 million
What does it mean for somebody to have perfect pitch?
having the ability to recognize exact pitch by ear, without needing any external reference point
What is a bezoar?
The technical term for a hairball.
What are the two most common brands of sailboats?
the Beneteau and the Jeanneau
What is the world record for beats per seconds on a drum?
The record is 39.5 per second by an 11yr old
What is a group of salmon called?
A bind
What is a tritone substitution?
substituting a standard dominant chord resolution (V7 - I) for a dominant seventh chord a tritone away from the original (bII7 - I)
What smell do cats hate?
Citrus
What do you use a figure eight knot for?
As a stopper knot.
What jungle animal plays the drums?
The macaque monkey plays rhythmic beats to show dominance.
What percent of sand worldwide do parrotfish produce?
85%
What is the name of this chord: A, C#, E, G, Bb, F?
A7 (b9) (b13)
What is an extreme fear of cats called?
Ailurophobia
What is the purpose of stanchions?
They are poles that run alongside the boat, like a barrier.
How many years ago were the drums made (a very long time ago):
5500 BC making drums the first instrument humans invented
How long has the peacock mantis shrimp been in existence?
About 340 million years.
Who wrote the influential musicology books Everyday Tonality (2009), and Everyday Tonality II (2012) that popularized the model of the 4 positional functions (tonic) (outgoing) (medial) (incoming), used for describing 4-chord loops, commonly found in modern pop music?
Philip Tagg
How many humans are bitten by cats per year in the US?
400,000
What is a broad reach?
It is a point of sail, when the wind is coming from the stern of the boat at an angle. Its in between a beam reach and running downwind.
Where is a double bass pedal in a drum kit the bottom, top left or top right?
Its located at the bottom and played with your feet.