Hamilton: An American Musical
Ancient Civilizations
Name That River!
Innovations and Discoveries
Weird State Laws
100

This is the monetary bill that Alexander Hamilton's face is on

What is the $10 bill?

100

This writing system used by the Sumerians is considered one of the first in history.

What is cuneiform?

100

This longest river in the world flows through northeastern Africa and is famous for its ancient civilizations.

What is the Nile River?

100

This invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century revolutionized the spread of information.

What is the printing press?

100

In Arizona, it's illegal for a donkey to do this in a bathtub.

What is sleep?

200

This is the name of Alexander Hamilton's closest friend

Who is John Laurens?

200

Hammurabi was a famous king of this ancient Mesopotamian empire.

What is Babylon?

200

This river is the longest in the United States, running from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.

What is the Mississippi River?

200

Daily Double!!!!!

The Louisiana Purchase took place in what year?

1803

200

In Minnesota, it’s illegal to cross state lines with this type of bird on your head.

What is a duck?

300

Finish the Lyrics: "No-one really knows how the game is played, the art of the trade, __________"

What is "How the sausage gets made"

300

This West African empire grew wealthy by controlling gold and salt trade across the Sahara between the 9th and 14th centuries.

 What is the Mali Empire?

300

This river runs through Baghdad and is one of the two major rivers in Mesopotamia.

What is the Tigris River?

300

 This scientist formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation.

Who is Isaac Newton?

300

In this state, it's illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.

What is Georgia?

400

This is the name of the author who wrote the biography that inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda to write Hamilton

Who is Ron Chernow?

400

 Known for their terraced farming and the city of Cusco, this civilization thrived in the Andes Mountains before Spanish conquest.

What is the Inca Empire?

400

This river flows through 7 US States.

What is the Colorado River?

400

 In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered this antibiotic substance that changed medicine forever.

What is penicillin?

400

In this western state, it’s illegal to go whale hunting—despite the fact that it's landlocked.

What is Utah?

500

Daily Double!!!!!

Sing/rap a 30-second snippet of any song from hamilton 

500

This dynasty, founded by Liu Bang, established a centralized bureaucracy in China and promoted Confucianism as state philosophy.

What is the Han Dynasty?

500

This river is the longest river in Afghanistan. It flows for 1,150 km (710 miles) and rises approximately 80 km (50 miles) west of Kabul, in the Hindu Kush mountains and it has no outlet to the sea. 

What is the Helmand River?

500

This invention by Nikola Tesla helped make the widespread distribution of electricity possible. 

What is the alternating current (AC) electrical system?

500

In this state, it’s illegal to walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in your pocket.

What is New York?

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