Going on in the World
Significant Artists
How People Listened to music
Inventions and Firsts
Significant Songs
100

Who was assassinated in 1901, leading to Teddy Roosevelt taking over as President?

What is President William McKinley

100

Which famous composer is known as the "March King"?

Who is John Phillip Sousa?

100

What device was invented in 1903 that started broadcasting music?

What is the radio?

100

What was the first powered airplane's flight year?

What is 1903?

100

What is the biggest selling ragtime song in history composed by Scott Joplin?

What is Maple Leaf Rag?

200

What significant event in Russia occurred in 1905 known as "Bloody Sunday"?

What is the Russian Revolution?

200

Who composed the opera "Madame Butterfly"?

Giacomo Puccini

200

What was the purpose of the phonograph and gramophone?

What is to create and listen to music recordings?

200

Name an invention created by Willis Carrier in 1902.

What is the air conditioner?

200

Which song did George Cohan write that is often associated with patriotism?

What is You're a Grand Old Flag?

300

What war began in 1904 involving Russia?

What is the Russian Revolution?

300

What ragtime musician is famous for "The Entertainer"?

Who is Scott Joplin?

300

In what decade did people start widely using radios at home?

What is the 1920s?
300

What common household item was invented in 1901?

What is the vacuum cleaner?

300

What song by John Philip Sousa became the National March of the United States?

What is Semper Fidelis?

400

What does the NAACP stand for and when was it founded?

What is National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, founded in 1909?

400

Which vaudeville actor became known as the father of American musical comedy?

Who is George Cohen?

400

How did people listen to music before the invention of speakers and amplifiers?

What is live performances?

400

What popular breakfast food was introduced in 1906?

What is corn flakes?

400

What ragtime piece is known as the theme for the movie "The Sting"?

What is The Entertainer?

500

Name two major events that took place in the U.S. during 1903.

What is creation of crayons and Wright Brothers create the first plane?

500

Who was the first to play "jass" and is credited with early jazz music?

Who is Buddy Bolden?

500

What was a popular method for recording music before electrical amplification?

What is a gramaphone?

500

When did explorers claim to have reached the North Pole?

What is 1909?

500

Which song is a famous aria from Puccini's "Madame Butterfly"?

What is "Un Bel Di Vedremo"?