Hamilton Musical Trivia Quiz Questions
What is Hamilton: An American Musical?
A: Hamilton is a sung-through musical about the
life of American Founding Father Alexander
Hamilton.
Who wrote the book, the lyrics, and the music?
A: Lin-Manuel Miranda.
What was the show inspired by?
A: The 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by
historian Ron Chernow.
When did the musical make its Off-Broadway debut
at The Public Theater?
A: February 2015.
In August, 2015, where did the show transfer to?
A: Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theater.
On Broadway, it received enthusiastic critical
reception and unprecedented what?
A: Advance box office sales.
In 2016, Hamilton received how many Tony
nominations?
A: A record-setting 16.
How many did it win?
A: 11.
Hamilton was the recipient of the 2016 Grammy
Award for what?
A: Best Musical Theater Album.
It also won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for what?
A: Drama.
The previous Off-Broadway production of Hamilton
won the 2015 Drama Desk Award for what?
A: Outstanding Musical.
While on a vacation at the airport, Lin-Manuel
Miranda bought and read a copy of what book?
A: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow.
After reading the first few chapters, Miranda
began picturing the life of Hamilton as a what?
A: A musical.
A play of Hamilton's story had been done on
Broadway in what year?
A: 1917.
Who was the star?
A: George Arliss as Alexander Hamilton.
Upon Miranda's discovery he began a project
entitled what?
A: The Hamilton Mixtape.
On May 12, 2009, where was Miranda invited to
perform music from In the Heights?
A: At the White House Evening of Poetry, Music
and the Spoken Word.
Instead, what did he perform?
A: The first song from The Hamilton Mixtape.
On July 27, 2013, where did he perform in a
workshop production of the show, then titled The
Hamilton Mixtape?
A: At the Vassar Reading Festival.
Who directed the workshop production?
A: Thomas Kail.
What did the workshop consist of?
A: The entire first act of the show and three
songs from the second act.
Of the original workshop cast, which three
principal cast members played in the
Off-Broadway production?
A: Miranda, Daveed Diggs, and Christopher
Jackson.