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50 free Hamilton trivia questions with answers. Hamilton musical trivia works because the show rewards obsession: fans know how many Tonys it won, who originated each role, which book on a beach holiday started it all and how much of the plot Lin-Manuel Miranda changed from the history. This quiz covers the musical from Miranda's first White House performance and the Off-Broadway run at the Public Theater to the Disney+ film, plus the actual Founding Father whose life it dramatises. The questions start easy (who wrote the book, music and lyrics) and climb to deep cuts about the original Broadway cast, the Hamildrops, the record Tony nomination count and the real Reynolds Pamphlet, Federalist Papers and Whiskey Rebellion the songs are built on. Every answer has been checked against a documented source and the citation is shown under each explanation, so a table argument can be settled on the spot. Use it solo, as a theatre-night round, or as a quick way to find out who at the table has actually listened to the cast album more than a hundred times.
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Q 01Who wrote the book, music, and lyrics for the musical Hamilton?
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the book, music, and lyrics, and played the title role himself in the original Off-Broadway and Broadway runs in 2015.
Q 02Which Act 1 anthem has Hamilton vowing not to waste his one opportunity?
My Shot
"My Shot" is Hamilton's signature anthem in Act 1, where he declares his determination to seize every opportunity. The phrase became one of the musical's most iconic lines.
Q 03In Hamilton, who plays the dual role of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson?
Daveed Diggs
Daveed Diggs played both Lafayette and Jefferson on Broadway, winning the 2016 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the double role.
Q 04How many Tony Awards did Hamilton win at the 2016 ceremony?
11
Hamilton won 11 Tony Awards in June 2016; because two leading-actor and three featured-actor nominees competed against each other, 13 was the most it could have won.
Q 05Which streaming platform released the filmed version of Hamilton in 2020?
Disney+
Disney+ streamed the filmed Broadway production in 2020, scrapping the cinema release Disney had originally planned for 2021 and releasing it to subscribers instead.
Q 06Who originated the role of the narrator, Hamilton's rival and eventual killer, on Broadway?
Leslie Odom Jr.
Leslie Odom Jr. originated Aaron Burr on Broadway and won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for the role.
Q 07Which song opens the show, tracing the orphan's path from the Caribbean to New York?
Alexander Hamilton
'Alexander Hamilton' opens the show; an early version was the first piece of the project Miranda ever performed in public, in 2009.
Q 08Which Schuyler sister does Hamilton marry in the musical?
Eliza
Hamilton marries Eliza, the middle Schuyler sister, in Act 1; Angelica's 'Satisfied' then rewinds the wedding toast to reveal her own suppressed feelings.
Q 09Which book did Miranda read on a 2008 holiday, inspiring him to write Hamilton?
Ron Chernow's 2004 biography
Ron Chernow's 2004 biography, Alexander Hamilton, did it; Chernow went on to serve as the production's historical consultant.
Q 10Mobb Deep's 2018 Hamildrop 'Boom Goes the Cannon...' samples which song from the show?
Right Hand Man
'Right Hand Man' supplies the 'boom goes the cannon' line that titles the Mobb Deep Hamildrop, released in 2018 after Prodigy's death the previous year.
Q 11What is the final song in Act 1 of Hamilton?
Non-Stop
Non-Stop ends the act with Eliza begging him to slow down while he works through a law practice, the Constitutional Convention and a Treasury post.
Q 12In the musical, which character sings "Wait for It"?
Aaron Burr
The narrator's philosophy of patience is set against Hamilton's rush, and against his own affair with Theodosia, a British officer's wife.
Q 13Who was King George III in Hamilton's original Broadway cast?
Jonathan Groff
Jonathan Groff took over King George from Brian d'Arcy James near the end of the Off-Broadway run and carried the role to Broadway, earning a 2016 Tony nomination.
Q 21Where did Miranda first perform Hamilton material in public, in May 2009?
A White House poetry evening
At a White House poetry evening in May 2009, Miranda was invited to sing from his current show but instead tried an early version of the opening number.
Q 22Which song has the narrator envying the secret dinner-table deal he was shut out of?
The Room Where It Happens
'The Room Where It Happens' is Burr's number, sung after Hamilton, Jefferson and Madison strike a private dinner deal trading the capital's location for Hamilton's debt plan.
Q 23Beyond its Tonys, which major 2016 award did the show receive?
Pulitzer for Drama
Q 14What genre of music primarily influences Hamilton's score?
Hip-hop and R&B
Hip-hop and R&B drive the score, which stages the cabinet debates as rap battles; critics also caught nods to Gilbert and Sullivan, Sondheim and 1776.
Q 15Which character sings "You'll Be Back" in Hamilton?
King George III
King George III sings "You'll Be Back," a satirical British pop love song addressed to the American colonies. It's styled as a breakup song about the colonies leaving the British Empire.
Q 16Where did Hamilton first debut before transferring to Broadway?
The Public Theater
Hamilton opened Off-Broadway at the Public Theater on February 17, 2015, after previews from January 20, before transferring to Broadway that summer.
Q 17Which Hamilton song is about the secret affair between Alexander Hamilton and Maria Reynolds?
Say No to This
"Say No to This" dramatizes the beginning of Hamilton's affair with Maria Reynolds in 1791, which would later become America's first major political sex scandal.
Q 18Which original Broadway cast member of Hamilton played both Hercules Mulligan and James Madison?
Okieriete Onaodowan
Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan doubled as the boisterous spy Hercules Mulligan in Act 1 and the reserved James Madison in Act 2.
Q 19What award did Hamilton win at the 2016 Grammy Awards?
Best Musical Theater Album
The cast recording won Best Musical Theater Album at the February 2016 Grammys, with the principal vocalists and producers including Miranda and Questlove named on the award.
Q 20In the musical, what is the name of Hamilton and Eliza's son who dies in a duel?
Philip
Philip Hamilton, the couple's eldest son, dies at 19 after an 1801 duel dramatized in 'Blow Us All Away', a loss that devastates both parents in 'It's Quiet Uptown'.
Hamilton won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, joining a short list of musicals such as Rent and Next to Normal to take the prize.
Q 24What was Lin-Manuel Miranda's previous Broadway musical before Hamilton?
In the Heights
In the Heights, Miranda's first Broadway musical, debuted in 2008 and won four Tony Awards including Best Musical. It's set in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan.
Q 25On which Caribbean island was Alexander Hamilton born?
Nevis
Alexander Hamilton was born on Nevis in the British West Indies on January 11, 1755 or 1757; the exact year is disputed.
Q 26What position did Alexander Hamilton hold in George Washington's first cabinet?
Secretary of the Treasury
Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury, serving from 1789 to 1795 and building the new nation's credit and revenue system from scratch.
Q 27Which character raps 'Guns and Ships' in Act 1 of Hamilton?
Lafayette
Lafayette raps 'Guns and Ships', widely clocked as the show's fastest number, as he returns with French ships and troops to rejoin Washington.
Q 28Which collection of essays did Alexander Hamilton co-author to promote ratifying the Constitution?
The Federalist Papers
Hamilton organized The Federalist Papers and wrote most of them, recruiting John Jay and James Madison after Gouverneur Morris declined to join.
Q 29During the Revolutionary War, what role did Alexander Hamilton serve under George Washington?
Aide-de-camp
Hamilton served as Washington's aide-de-camp from 1777 to 1781, handling his correspondence, before finally receiving a field command for the 1781 campaign.
Q 30Which institution, chartered in February 1791, was the centrepiece of Hamilton's fiscal program?
First Bank of the United States
The First Bank of the United States received a twenty-year charter in February 1791, over Jefferson's objection that the Constitution granted no such power.