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Hamilton Musical Pub Quiz: 12 Trivia Questions
A ready-to-read Hamilton quiz for pubs, parties, and theatre nights. Read a question aloud, take guesses, then reveal the answer.
1. Who wrote the book, music, and lyrics for Hamilton?
Answer: Lin-Manuel Miranda
2. Which Founding Father is the title character of Hamilton?
Answer: Alexander Hamilton
3. What Broadway theatre has been Hamilton's New York home since 2015?
Answer: The Richard Rodgers Theatre
4. Which character is Hamilton's lifelong rival and the narrator of much of the show?
Answer: Aaron Burr
Leslie Odom Jr. originated the role on Broadway.
5. In which Act I anthem does Hamilton declare, over and over, that he refuses to waste his one chance to rise?
Answer: My Shot
6. What biography inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda to write Hamilton?
Answer: Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton
7. Which Schuyler sister sings 'Satisfied' at Hamilton and Eliza's wedding?
Answer: Angelica Schuyler
8. Who originated the role of King George III on Broadway?
Answer: Jonathan Groff
9. In what year did Hamilton open on Broadway?
Answer: 2015
It premiered Off-Broadway at The Public Theater earlier that year.
10. How many Tony Awards did Hamilton win in 2016?
Answer: 11
11. Which actor originated both Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson on Broadway?
Answer: Daveed Diggs
12. What is the final song Eliza sings as she tells Hamilton's story?
Answer: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
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