Hamilton Lyric Battle

Who raps the line, “No one has more resilience or matches my practical tactical brilliance?”

• Hamilton

• Mulligan

• Laurens

• Lafayette

Answer explanation

Lafayette compliments himself with this line in “Guns & Ships.” Actor Daveed Digg raps at a whopping 6.3 words per second!

COMPLETE THE LYRIC! In “The Schuyler Sisters,” Burr asks Angelica, “Why you slummin’ in the city in your fancy _____? You searching for an urchin who can give you ideals?”

Answer explanation

Lin-Manuel used inspiration from Destiny’s Child, The Andrews Sisters, and Daft Punk, and even Gilbert & Sullivan to write this song.

Which song appears first in the musical?

• The Schuyler Sisters

• Right Hand Man

• The Story of Tonight

• Satisfied

Answer explanation

Although Hamilton sings this song with Laurens, Mullign, & Lafayette,in real life he had only met Mulligan at this point in the war.

Which song includes features this lyric: “When you smile, you knock me out, I fall apart and I thought I was so smart.”

• Dear Theodosia

• Satisfied

• Helpless

• That Would Be Enough

Answer explanation

“Dear Theodosia” is the only song in which Hamilton and Burr sing in harmony together.

Which of these songs is the LAST to be sung in the musical?

• Washington on Your Side

• Hurricane

• Say No To This

• The Room Where it Happens

Answer explanation

“Hurricane” is the 36th song to be sung in the musical. It’s about Hamilton’s decision to publish a pamphlet about the affair with Mariah Reynolds.

COMPLETE THE LYRIC! “But someone’s gotta keep the American primes. You simply must meet ______!”

Answer explanation

Burr re-introduces Thomas Jefferson after he returns home from France!”

COMPLETE THE LYRIC! “You cry in your ___ which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by.”

Answer explanation

This line references the Boston Tea Party! The colonists protested unfair taxes on British tea by dumping boxes of it into The Boston Harbor.

NAME THAT SONG! “I remember that dreamlike candlelight like a dream that you can’t quite place.”

• Satisfied

• Helpless

• Burn

• It’s Quite Uptown

Answer explanation

Lin-Manuel added the line “That’s what I’m talking about” because the actor, Anthony Ramos, says It all the time in real life.

Which of these songs is about George Washington giving up the presidency?

• One Last Time

• We Know

• Take a Break

• Washington on Your Side

Answer explanation

The second half of this song contains the actual speech that Hamilton wrote for George Washington when he resigned the presidency.

Who sings the first line in the musical?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Eliza Hamilton

• George Washington

• Aaron Burr

Answer explanation

Lin-Manuel Miranda debuted this song at a White House poetry jam in 2009. Then-president Obama asked him to sing something about the “American experience” and this is what he came up with.