Newsies Trivia Questions

1. Newsies is inspired by the real-life “Newsboy Strike of _____”Answer: 1899

2. In what city does the Newsies storyline take place? Answer: New York City

3. What two newspapers did the newsboys of New York City refuse to sell to protest the higher prices they were charged for newspapers?Answer: Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World and William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal

4. What were children called who sold newspapers in the streets?Answer: Newsies or Newsboys

5. In what year did Walt Disney Studios release a live action musical based on the Newsboys’ Strike of 1899? Answer: 1992

6. What is the name of the main character and leader of the Manhattan newsboys in Newsies? Answer: Jack Kelly

7. Newsies is the Winner of the 2012 Tony Awards® for which two categories? Answers: Score and Choreography