Question

the best - known composer of ragtime music was an african american composer and pianist named scott joplin.
true
false
question 20
1 pts
thomas alva edison invented the flat gramophone disc in 1887.
true
false
question 21
1 pts
\_____\ performed by thomas dartmouth rice, became the first international american song hit.

Explanation:

• For the first statement, Scott Joplin is widely - known as a prominent ragtime composer and pianist, so it's true.
• For the second statement, Emile Berliner, not Thomas Alva Edison, invented the flat gramophone disc in 1887, so it's false.
• For the third statement, "Jump Jim Crow" performed by Thomas Dartmouth Rice was the first international American song hit.

Answer:

• Question 1: True
• Question 2: False
• Question 3: Jump Jim Crow