My Shot at the Treasury
How much is the founding father, Alexander Hamilton worth on US currency?
$10
In the song, "Non-Stop," how many words are there?
1239 words (the longest song in the show)
What year was the premiere of Hamilton?
2015
# of paces taken at the duel which killed Alexander Hamilton?
10 paces
How many founding fathers are main characters in Hamilton?
4 founding fathers (Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison)
What is the average cost of a regular Broadway Hamilton ticket during its first year?
In what everyday location did Lin-Manuel Miranda write the song "Wait For It"?
How many songs are in Hamilton?
46/47 songs
How many years did it take Lin-Manuel Miranda to write the first song titled, "Alexander Hamilton"?
2 years
How many Broadway shows had Lin-Manuel Miranda written before Hamilton?
1 Broadway show (In the Heights)
Also contributed to music and lyrics for Bring It On: The Musical, but didn't write the entire show
Ham4Ham is a lottery system in which cast members sell front-row tickets for what amount of money?
$10
On what major event did Lin-Manuel Miranda write King George's song in Hamilton, "You'll Be Back"?
His honeymoon
How many minutes long is Hamilton?
150 minutes
What age was Alexander Hamilton when he came to the colonies?
15 years old
How many pounds does King George's crown weight in Hamilton?
2.5 lbs
How much could a weeks worth of Hamilton performances on Broadway gross in ticket sales?
$4.04 million (during the week ending December 30, 2018)
Hamilton is one of the few Broadway musicals to use fire on stage. The song, "Burn," highlights Elizabeth Schuyler's frustration with her husband's infidelity. She burns his love letters during the performance. Hamilton's prop master went through a rigorous process to find paper that would burn for the duration of the song which was how many seconds?
225 seconds
How many words are in the script of Hamilton?
20,520 words
What age was Alexander Hamilton when he died?
47 years old
How many performers played dual roles in the original Broadway cast?
4 performers
How much did Disney reportedly pay to acquire the film rights to Hamilton?
$75 million
How many words does the character of Lafayette rap in under 30 seconds in "Guns and Ships"?
Approximately 189 words (averaging 6.3 words per second in the song and at the fastest part 19 words in just 3 seconds! Also the fastest song in the show!)
How many words per minute are used in Hamilton?
144 wpm
# of essays Alexander Hamilton wrote for the federalist papers?
51 essays
How many F words were initially in the musical before cutting it down for Disney?