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Scott Joplin - Ragtime
Scott Joplin - Ragtime
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1
What did Scott Joplin write when he moved to New York City?
an opera
A biography about his life
A movie script
A novel
2
Scott Joplin was known as the...?
Grandfather of Classical Music
King of Ragtime
King of New Orleans
King of Wishful Thinking
3
True or False: Scott Joplin's was the first composer to sell over 1 MILLION copies of a song
False
True
4
Ragtime music was popular around...
World War II
The turn of the century
The Revolutionary War
2001
5
What was Scott Joplin's surviving Opera Named?
The Entertainer
Porgy and Bess
The Magic Flute
Treemonisha
6
Before his death, Joplin had published how many songs?
40
700
100
1000
7
True or False: Joplines piano teacher Julius Weiss, gave Joplin piano lessons for free.
False
True
8
Which rag was NOT written by Scott Joplin?
The Maple Leaf Rag
Joplin's Jopliny Rag
The Entertainer
The Easy Winners
9
Where was Scott Joplin born?
Texarkana, Texas
New York City, New York
Boston, Massachusetts
Kansas City, Kansas
10
Joplin worked as a ___________ before becoming a composer
railroad worker
McDonald's employee
clown
lawyer
11
True or False: Scott Joplin was very wealthy when he died
True
False
12
Which parent encouraged Scott Joplin to not give up on his dream of being a musician?
Father
Mother
13
Joplin advised that a rag should NEVER be played...
too fast
outside of America
by women
too loudly
14
What were Joplin's most famous pieces?
The Entertainer & Do Wop Shoo Be Do
Rags Galore & Shining Maple
Maple Syrup & Entertain Me
Maple Leaf Rag & The Entertainer
15
Why is Ragtime music called "Ragtime"?
It's ragged or syncopated
It's simple and steady
It's a bunch of rags
It's raging and full of time
16
What percentage of the royalties did Joplin get on his hit, The Maple Leaf Rag?
1%
5%
none
10%
17
Where was Joplin born?
Germany
France
Canada
USA
18
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, ragtime music was considered to be:
Music for old people
wholesome music for "good people"
Just as good as classical music
"sinful" music that was not for decent people
19
True or False: Joplin wrote a ragtime ballet.
True
False
20
In 1895, Joplin...
ran for president
published his first song
married his 7th wife
conducted the NY Philharmonic
21
Who taught Jopin to play Piano?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Frederic Douglas
Nadia Boulanger
Julius Weiss
22
Most ragtime music is lost today because
nobody liked it enough to keep up with the music
the composers didn't write it down
it got burned up in a big fire
music companies wouldn't print the music
23
Joplin's music saw a resurgence of popularity in the...
1990s
1970s
1700s
1940s
24
What instrument did Scott Joplin Play?
Piano
Trumpet
Guitar
Banjo
25
Joplin wrote songs while working as a...?
flight attendant
door to door salesman
politician
traveling muscian
26
True or False: Jopli considered ragtime to be a type of classical music?
False
True
27
Scott Joplin's father used to be...
an enslaved person
a boxer
the king of France
a restaurant owner
28
After Scott Joplin died, ragtime music...
was banned and made illegal
stayed popular for another 20 years
died out and was replaced by jazz
29
What would a ragtime piece sound like if you took away the syncopation?
A dance
A march
A ballad
An opera
30
What age was Scott Joplin when he died?
49
32
64
55
