1800s History
Who shot Alexander Hamilton? Where?
Aaron Burr; Weehawken, New Jersey
Finish the lyrics :)
I'm just like my country, I'm ______, _______, and _______!
Which musical and song?
young, scrappy, and hungry; Hamilton; My Shot
Finish the lyrics :)
I know it's crazy! What?
We finish each others'-- Sandwiches! That's what I was gonna say! I've never met someone who thinks so much like me! Jinx, jinx again! Our mental synchronization can have but one explanation that you and I were just meant to be! Say goodbye (say goodbye) to the pain of the past! 'Cause we don't have to feel it anymore! Love is an open door!
What is the longest running musical in Broadway history? Who wrote it?
Phantom of the Opera; Andrew Lloyd Webber
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was the period of time when the South was being restored after the Civil War known as?
Reconstruction
Who are the main protagonist and antagonist in Les Miserables?
Jean Valjean and Javert
How many minutes are in a year?
525,600 minutes
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Who am I? ________!
Which song from which musical?
24601; Who Am I from Les Miserables
What did colonists dress up as during the Boston Tea Party?
Native Americans
Which president suffered greatly from depression?
Abraham Lincoln
Which character is described as "eminently practical and yet appropriate as always" in a Sondheim musical?
Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd
Who defeated the Aztecs?
Herman Cortez
Which musical is very popular and wonderful?
Hint: after you see it, you will be dancing through life
Wicked
Did Washington have wooden teeth?
NO
Which president's wife died of a heart attack?
Andrew Jackson
Which musicals are based on a book? Name five.
Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, Mean Girls, Matilda; Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, the Great Gatsby and Wicked (some may be missing)
How many Treaties of Paris did North Americans sign?
Name the musical: Russia, princess, Paris
Anastasia
Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
Which play was George Eaker seeing when Philip Hamilton called him out to a duel? Why is it ironic?
The West Indian; it is ironic because his father, Alexander Hamilton, was from the West Indies
Finish the lyrics :)
It's ______. Have a little ______.
Which song from which musical?
Priest; A Little Priest from Sweeney Todd
What are the treaties that ended American declared wars, and which war was ended by which treaty?
Treaty of Ghent (1812), Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexican American War), Treaty of Paris of 1898 (Spanish American War), Treaty of Versailles (WWI), and Paris Peace Treaties (WWII)
Who dreamed a dream?
Fantine and Jean Valjean
What pseudonym did the authors of the Federalist Papers write under?
Publius