Trivia: Which traditional British hat became known as the “newsboy” in America?
Flat cap
Homburg
Garrison cap
Phrygian cap
The correct answer is Flat cap
So why is this answer correct? : Woolen flat caps became the hat of choice for the working classes in Britain after a 1571 law required all male citizens over the age of 6 to wear a cap on Sundays. While the law was later repealed, the flat cap became a staple, and migrated with British workers travelling to the U.S. Young American newspaper sellers adopted an especially floppy version of the flat cap known as the “newsboy” cap.