Trivia Night: Hamilton

Question 1

In the song "Aaron Burr, Sir", what does Hamilton tell Burr he wants to do?

Accepted Answer

Graduate from college in two years and join the revolution.

Question 2

What was Hamilton's oldest son named?

Accepted Answer

Philip

Question 3

What was the name of the famous battle where Hamilton finally got to lead a group of troops?

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Yorktown

Question 4

What happened to Hamilton's mother?

Accepted Answer

She got sick and died in Alexander's arms when he was 12.

Question 5

George Eacker said bad stuff about Hamilton after the affair, so what did Philip Hamilton do?

Accepted Answer

He challenged Eacker to a duel.

Question 6

How did Hamilton get to New York?

Accepted Answer

Strangers on the island donated money to send him there.

Question 7

Hamilton and Jefferson were both in Washington's Cabinet. What were their positions?

Accepted Answer

Hamilton was Sec. of Treasury & Jefferson was Sec. of State

Question 8

What HUGE mistake did Hamilton make in the song "Say No to This"?

Accepted Answer

He had an affair and paid her husband to keep quiet.

Question 9

What compromise did Hamilton, Madison, and Jefferson come up with?

Accepted Answer

Hamilton gets his debt plan, the others get the capital.

Question 10

Where was Thomas Jefferson while Hamilton was helping write the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 11

How long did Eliza Hamilton live after Alexander died?

Accepted Answer

50 years

Question 12

Who played Marquis De Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the original cast?

Accepted Answer

Daveed Diggs

Question 13

Which of the following people did Hamilton NOT meet in the song "My Shot"?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 14

In the musical, what did Eliza Hamilton do when she found out about Alexander's affair?

Accepted Answer

She burned all of the letters he wrote her.

Question 15

What surprising thing does Hamilton tell his troops to do at the Battle of Yorktown?

Accepted Answer

Take the bullets out of their guns.

Question 16

Where was Alexander Hamilton born?

Accepted Answer

Nevis

Question 17

What do Hamilton and Jefferson fight about in "Cabinet Battle #1"?

Accepted Answer

Whether the US should pay for the war debts from all states.

Question 18

Which one of Hamilton's friends posed as a tailor to spy on the British troops?

Accepted Answer

Hercules Mulligan

Question 19

What brave thing did Hamilton and Hercules Mulligan do during the war in New York?

Accepted Answer

They snuck over to the British side and stole some cannons.

Question 20

How many essays in the Federalist Papers did Hamilton write?

Accepted Answer

51

Question 21

How many years did Washington serve as president before he decided to step down?

Accepted Answer

8 years

Question 22

After the war, Burr and Hamilton both did what job? (They worked next door to each other.)

Accepted Answer

They were both lawyers.

Question 23

Who ran for President in the election of 1800?

Accepted Answer

Burr and Jefferson

Question 24

What is the name of the series of essays that Hamilton helped write to defend the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

The Federalist Papers

Question 25

What did Hamilton do, when he thought Burr, Jefferson, and Madison were going to expose him?

Accepted Answer

He wrote about the affair and published it in the papers.

Question 26

Hamilton didn't like Burr or Jefferson. So who did he endorse for President in 1800?

Accepted Answer

Jefferson

Question 27

What did Alexander Hamilton do when it was time to shoot in the duel?

Accepted Answer

He pointed his gun towards the sky, instead of Aaron Burr.

Question 28

Who did Washington promote as second-in-command instead of Hamilton?

Accepted Answer

Charles Lee

Question 29

In the musical, who found out about Hamilton's affair and confronted him about it?

Accepted Answer

Madison, Burr, and Jefferson

Question 30

Where did Hamilton and Burr meet for their duel?

Accepted Answer

Weehawken, NJ

Question 31

What was Hamilton's primary job as Washington's right hand man during the war?

Accepted Answer

He wrote Washington's letters and organized his papers.

Question 32

What gathering did Hamilton attended, where the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

The Constitutional Convention

Question 33

What did Hamilton and Jefferson fight about in "Cabinet Battle #2"?

Accepted Answer

Whether the US should go to war to help France.

Question 34

Who desperately wants to be in "The Room Where it Happens?"

Accepted Answer

Aaron Burr

Question 35

When was the Battle of Yorktown?

Accepted Answer

1781

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