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1
Alexander Hamilton
, written by Ron Chernow, inspired the musical
Hamilton
. The book won the:
Caldecott Medal
Pulitzer Prize
National Book Award
Nobel Prize
2
Alexander Hamilton held the following public office:
Federal Reserve Chairman
Secretary of State
Secretary of Treasury
Vice President
3
A poll reveals that more than 1 in 4 Americans would replace Hamilton on the $10 bill with:
Harriet Tubman
Sacagawea
Rosa Parks
Eleanor Roosevelt
4
Hamilton, an ambitious young immigrant, married which daughter of a wealthy patriot family:
Nancy Randolph
Peggy Shippen
Elizabeth Schuyler
Kitty Livingston
5
What was the last straw in the feud between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr? Hamilton:
Hamilton was Federalist Party leader while Burr's star faded
Represented New York at Continental Congress instead of Burr
Helped Jefferson defeat Burr in the presidential election.
Was chosen over Burr to be Washington's aide during the war
6
The
Hamilton
album was produced by two members of
The Roots
, who perform regularly on:
Jimmy Kimmel Live
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Stephen Colbert
7
Hamilton has been on the $10 bill since 1924 but was not the first to appear on it. Who was?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
8
The father of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of Hamilton, is an immigrant from:
Spain
Guatemala
Puerto Rico
Mexico
9
All of the following quotes are attributed to Alexander Hamilton EXCEPT:
"A national debt will be to us a national blessing."
"Liberty makes human nature rise above itself."
"Most bad government has grown out of too much government."
"Those who stand for nothing fall for anything."
10
Hamilton, one of the few Founding Fathers born abroad, was born in:
Isle of Skye
France
Halifax
Nevis
11
Lin-Manuel Miranda's first musical,
In the Heights
, won the following award for Best Musical:
Tony
Emmy
Grammy
Oscar
12
Jonathan Groff, who stars in
Hamilton
as King George, performed the role of Jesse St. James on:
One Tree Hill
Gossip Girl
Smash
Glee
13
Hamilton founded the Revenue Cutter Service, a tax collection bureau that would later become:
The U.S. Coast Guard
The U.S. Reserve
The U.S. Mint
The Internal Revenue Service
14
During the American Revolution, Alexander Hamilton led an infantry charge at the Battle of:
Monmouth, NJ
Yorktown, VA
Trenton, NJ
White Plains, NY
15
Hamilton wrote the Federalist Papers, a series of essays arguing for the Constitution, with:
James Madison and John Jay
James Madison and Robert Morris
James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
George Washington and John Jay
16
Hamilton led the Federalist Party, which was opposed by the Democratic-Republicans, led by:
James Madison
John Marshall
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
17
Hamilton was called the "Bastard brat of a Scotch peddler by:
Abigail Adams
John Adams
Dolly Madison
James Madison
18
A still-existing financial institution that Hamilton helped found in 1784 was:
The New York Stock Exchange
The Bank of New York
Federal Reserve
U.S. Trust
19
The
Hamilton
cast recording recently reached #1 on the Billboard Rap Albums chart, defeating:
Drake
A$AP Rocky
Fetty Wap
Eminem
20
How old was Alexander Hamilton when he died?
36
55
49
62
21
Hamilton served in George Washington's cabinet with:
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
James Madison and Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson and Henry Knox
Henry Knox and James Madison
22
Hamilton started a daring project to demonstrate America's untapped potential for industry in:
Lowell, MA
Philadelphia, PA
Paterson, NJ
Brooklyn, NY
23
Hamilton applied to the College of New Jersey, but went to King's College. These are now:
Princeton and Harvard
Rutgers and Yale
Princeton and Columbia
Rutgers and Columbia
24
Hamilton
has been seen by all of the following celebrities EXCEPT:
Barack Obama and Joe Biden
Donald Trump and Jeb Bush
Beyonce and Jay-Z
Paul McCartney and Madonna
25
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were both all of the following EXCEPT:
Immigrants
Soldiers
Orphans
Lawyers
26
The line "In New York, you can be a new man," sang several times in
Hamilton
, is inspired by:
Snoop Dogg and Katy Perry
Eminem and Alicia Keys
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
2Pac and Madonna
27
The famous Burr-Hamilton duel took place in:
Weehawken, NJ
Harlem, NY
Albany, NY
Philadelphia, PA
28
Hamilton helped found the newspaper that became:
The New York Herald
The New York Post
The New York Sun
The New York Times
29
Alexander's oldest son Philip died:
Of yellow fever in 1794
In the War of 1812
In a duel in 1801
Of old age in 1861
30
To get his financial program through Congress, Hamilton made a deal to move the US capital:
From Annapolis to Washington, DC
From Philadelphia to Washington, DC
From Boston to Washington, DC
From New York to Washington, DC