These are the two conflicting birth years of Scott Joplin because many different databases report different years of birth.
What are 1867 & 1868?
100
As a high school student, Scott attended Lincoln High-School in this city/state.
What is Sedalia, Missouri?
100
Even at an early age, Scott demonstrated his extraordinary abilities involving music. Before age 11, he was proficient on these instruments.
What is the piano & banjo?
100
Joplin has been given this nickname.
What is "The King of Ragtime"?
100
The valid date of Scott Joplin's death.
What is April 1st, 1917?
200
A small Texas town where Scott Joplin was born.
What is Linden, Texas?
200
After college, Scott published a book by the title of this in 1908.
What is The School of Ragtime?
200
The music Scott Joplin is most well-known for.
What is ragtime?
200
Following his death, his musical compositions were used in this movie, which later won an academy award.
What is "The Sting"?
200
Joplin died in this state, located on the East coast of the United States.
What is New York?
300
The small town Joplin & his family relocated to after they decided to leave the farm, which straddles the Texas-Arkansas border.
What is Texarkana?
300
Joplin's German-born mentor instructed him in piano.
Who is Julian Weiss?
300
With the help of Weiss, Scott became very interested in this genre of music. Weiss' studies focused mainly on complex European art forms, such as operas.
What is classical?
300
In the 1880s, Scott's career really began taking off. He traveled frequently to this Missouri city, which was becoming a major center of ragtime.
What is St. Louis, Missouri?
300
By 1916, after the publishing of his composition Treemonisha, he was suffering from this illness which included side effects such as dementia, paranoia, and paralysis.
What is terminal syphilis?
400
The age Scott Joplin left home.
What is age 14?
400
In college, Joplin continued to focus his studies on music. This was his major.
What is composition?
400
Over the course of these 3 years, Scott Joplin repeatedly relocated to play at different venues free of pay
What are 1891, 1892, and 1893?
400
Scott was apart of this vocal group for a short time and traveled with them for the most part of 1895.
What is the Texas Medley Quartet?
400
Joplin's death did not make headlines because of the recent decline in popularity of ragtime music. He was hospitalized here at one point in the year before his death.
What is the Manhattan State Hospital?
500
Joplin's mother was technically a free black women, but worked as this to ensure Scott could play the piano.
What is a maid?
500
Around 1896, Joplin enrolled in this Sedalia college to study formally on composing pieces & other music literature.
What is the George R. Smith College for Negroes?
500
This song was a worthy first effort, as well as the first song that was formally published composed by Joplin in 1895.
What is Please Say You Will?
500
This rag is one of the two most popular pieces Scott Joplin composed in his entire musical career.
What is the Maple Leaf Rag?
500
Joplin died in here, convinced that he had failed in his mission to achieve success as an African-American composer of serious music.
a) his hometown
b) on stage
c) a mental facility