Name the Character
This Caribbean-born immigrant is the main character of the musical
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Finish the line: “I’m not throwing away…”
What is ‘my shot’?
“Talk less. Smile more.”
Who is Aaron Burr?
The musical is centered around this conflict.
What is the American Revolution?
He wrote the music, lyrics, and starred as Hamilton.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
He is portrayed as Hamilton’s rival but has a similar childhood story.
Who is Aaron Burr?
This song features the line “There's nothing rich folks love more than going downtown and slumming it with the poor.”
What is the Schuyler Sisters?
“Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now.”
Who is Eliza Schuyler?
This city is the primary setting for Act 1.
What is New York City?
The musical blends this genre of music with traditional show tunes.
What is hip-hop/rap?
This man becomes Washington’s right-hand man in Act 1.
Who is Hamilton?
In “My Shot,” Hamilton declares he’s “just like my country…”
What is ‘young, scrappy, and hungry’?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal…”
Who is Angelica Schuyler?
Act 1 begins in this decade.
What is the 1770s?
Lin-Manuel Miranda performed the first song of Alexander for the first time here.
Where is the White House?
He sings in “The Farmer Refuted” and has loyalist views. He sings, "Chaos and bloodshed are not a solution. Don't let them lead you astray."
Who is Samuel Seabury?
This phrase repeats during the Revolutionary War scenes as a symbol of strategy and hesitation
What is ‘Wait for it’?
“You're the worst, Burr.”
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
This battle marks a turning point for Hamilton’s career.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
"American sings for you" is an example of what literary device?
What is personification?
These three men form a bond with Hamilton in “The Story of Tonight.”
Who are Lafayette, Laurens, and Mulligan?
“You’ll be back” is sung by this monarch.
Who is King George III?
“I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love.”
Who is King George III?
Hamilton receives a letter to inform him of this character's death?
Who is Laurens?
Give an example of a metaphor used in Act I. Explain it.
Multiple answers, including:
"I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal."
"I'm not throwing away my shot."
"We are a powder keg about to explode."