marching bands - 2024 ACF Fall

Question

William Foster founded one of these groups nicknamed “the 100” that won the 1985 Sudler trophy. For 10 points each:

[10h] Name these organizations such as the Santa Clara Vanguard and the Blue Devils that compete in The World Class Championships. Montgomery hosted the 2023 iteration of “The Honda,” a competition for these organizations.

ANSWER: marching bands [or drum and bugle corps; accept Drum Corps International; accept military bands; prompt on bands; prompt on pep bands or color guards by asking “which are often parts of what larger groups?”] (“The 100” is the nickname of the marching band at Florida A&M University.)

[10m] Holders of this position often wear different uniforms to stand out from other members of the marching band. These leaders of a marching band use a mace or baton to keep time for the band.

ANSWER: drum majors [accept field commanders; reject “majorette”]

[10e] Marching bands representing these institutions perform at the Honda Battle of the Bands. These institutions, commonly known by a four-letter initialism, include one in D.C. called Howard.

ANSWER: historically black colleges and universities [or HBCUs; prompt on colleges or universities or schools; reject “Predominantly Black Institutions” or “PBIs”]

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Summary


2024 ACF Fall at Cornell	fall	Y	6	18.33	83%	83%	17%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State	fall	Y	7	24.29	86%	86%	71%
2024 ACF Fall at Washington	fall	Y	5	22.00	100%	60%	60%
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	12	22.50	100%	83%	42%
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina	fall	Y	9	18.89	100%	67%	22%
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges	fall	Y	1	10.00	100%	0%	0%
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers	fall	Y	7	17.14	100%	43%	29%
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois	fall	Y	9	24.44	100%	89%	56%

Data


Cornell A	U of Rochester A	0	10	10	20
Cornell B	Cornell F	10	10	10	30
Cornell C	Syracuse	0	0	10	10
Cornell D	Binghamton A	0	10	10	20
RIT B	Cornell E	0	10	10	20
U of Rochester B	Binghamton B	0	10	0	10
CWRU B (DII)	CWRU A (UG)	0	0	10	10
Michigan C	Miami A (UG)	10	10	10	30
Miami C (DII)	CWRU C (UG)	10	10	0	20
Ohio State B (DII)	Michigan A (UG)	10	10	10	30
Michigan B (UG)	Jefferson County Scholars (DII)	10	10	10	30
Michigan State A	Michigan D (UG)	0	10	10	20
Ohio State A (UG)	Miami B (UG)	10	10	10	30
Arizona State A	Alberta	10	10	10	30
UW Wrath	UBC B	10	10	10	30
Arizona State B	UW Chastity	0	0	10	10
UBC A	UW Greed	0	0	10	10
UW Pride	UW Gluttony	10	10	10	30
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Alabama A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	10	20
Clemson B	Furman	0	10	10	20
Mississippi State A	Emory A	0	10	10	20
Georgia Tech A	Tennessee A	10	10	10	30
Vanderbilt A	Georgia Tech B	10	10	10	30
Georgia Tech D	Auburn A	10	10	10	30
Georgia Tech E	South Carolina A	0	0	10	10
Emory Oxford	South Carolina B	10	10	10	30
Clemson A	Southern	0	0	10	10
Belmont	Vanderbilt B	10	10	10	30
Virginia	Appalachian State B	0	10	10	20
Liberty B	Duke B	0	0	10	10
James Madison A	UNC D	0	10	10	20
NC State	UNC A	0	0	10	10
Liberty A	UNC B	0	10	10	20
VCU	Liberty C	10	10	10	30
Virginia Tech A	Duke A	0	10	10	20
Virginia Tech B	UNC C	10	10	10	30
William & Mary	Tusculum	0	0	10	10
UCLA C	Claremont A	0	0	10	10
Princeton A (UG)	Bard A (UG)	10	0	10	20
Penn A (DII)	Columbia J (DII)	0	0	10	10
Columbia B	Fordham A	0	0	10	10
Columbia A (UG)	NYU A (UG)	0	10	10	20
NYU B	Rutgers B	10	0	10	20
Rowan A (DII)	Maryland B (DII)	0	10	10	20
Rutgers A (UG)	Maryland A (DII)	0	10	10	20
Purdue A	Chicago A	10	10	10	30
Notre Dame A	Chicago B	10	10	10	30
Illinois C	Iowa A	0	10	10	20
Illinois B	Iowa B	0	10	10	20
Indiana	Northwestern A	10	0	10	20
Purdue C	Notre Dame B	10	10	10	30
Northwestern B	SIUE	0	10	10	20
WashU A	Illinois D	10	10	10	30
Notre Dame C	Illinois A	0	10	10	20