Newsies
What state was the musical "Newsies" set in?
New York
TRUE OR FALSE: All musicals are based on a historical event.
False
A quarter note is worth how many beats?
1 beat
What note is on the first line in TREBLE clef?
E
What instrument family is the guitar apart of?
Strings
Why did the Newsies go on strike?
Prices of papers were raised, unfair wages, etc.
What is the name of the place where the orchestra plays during a musical?
The pit
4 beats
What note is on the first line in BASS clef?
G
What instrument family is the timpani apart of?
Percussion
What is the name of the main character in Newsies (hint: he was the president of their union)?
Jack
What is the name of the popular musical about the little girl who lived in an orphanage?
Annie
A dotted half note is worth how many beats?
3 beats
F
What instrument family is the banjolele apart of?
Strings
What was the name of the governor in Newsies?
Theodore Roosevelt
Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba in the 2025 version of Wicked) was also cast in what 2017 musical movie based on a historical figure?
The Greatest Showman
A dotted whole rest is worth how many beats?
6 beats
What is the highest note on a line in bass clef?
A
What instrument family is the otomatone apart of?
Electronic
What was the pen name of the female journalist in Newsies?
Katherine Plummer
Musicals are sometimes split into parts. What do you call the different parts of a musical?
Acts (Act 1, Act 2...)
4 sixteenth notes are worth how many beats?
1 beat
What is the higher note according to the musical alphabet: E flat or G flat?
What instrument family is the shawm apart of?
Woodwinds