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Quiz about Lyrics from the Musical Hamilton
Quiz about Lyrics from the Musical Hamilton

Lyrics from the Musical "Hamilton" Quiz

Identify the song from the given lyrics from "Hamilton", a musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rmoff. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Rmoff
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
381,295
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
729
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (9/10), Guest 32 (9/10), Guest 86 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Identify the song: "Let me tell you what I wish I'd known when I was young and dreamed of glory: you have no control." Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Identify the song: "Forgiveness, can you imagine?" Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Identify the song: "No one really knows how the game is played, the art of the trade, how the sausage gets made." Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Identify the song: "My father's stone-faced while you're asking for his blessing. I'm dying inside as you wine and dine and I'm trying not to cry but there's nothing that your mind can't do." Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Identify the song: "I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry." Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Identify the song: "Now I'm the villain in your history." Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Identify the song: "I am inimitable, I am an original." Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Identify the song: "You want a revolution? I want a revelation!" Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Identify the song: "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We fought for these ideals; we shouldn't settle for less. These are wise words, enterprising men quote em, don't act surprised, you guys, 'cause I wrote em!" Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Identify the song: "You have married an Icarus. He has flown too close to the sun". Hint



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1. Identify the song: "Let me tell you what I wish I'd known when I was young and dreamed of glory: you have no control."

Answer: History Has Its Eyes On You

 Song is sung by George Washington in Act One when he is telling Hamilton that he needs to take a step back because when he was young he was given a lot of power and didn't know how to use it. He's letting Hamilton know to be careful.
2. Identify the song: "Forgiveness, can you imagine?"

Answer: It's Quiet Uptown

 This song is sung after Alexander Hamilton and Eliza lose Philip in Act Two, and they have to learn to deal with their misfortunes.
3. Identify the song: "No one really knows how the game is played, the art of the trade, how the sausage gets made."

Answer: The Room Where It Happens

 This song is sung by Aaron Burr in Act Two when Thomas Jefferson, James Maddison and Hamilton have a private meeting to discuss trades and government issues. They don't invite Burr, and Burr wants to be in "the room where it happens".
4. Identify the song: "My father's stone-faced while you're asking for his blessing. I'm dying inside as you wine and dine and I'm trying not to cry but there's nothing that your mind can't do."

Answer: Helpless

 Eliza is singing this song in Act One after she meets Hamilton for the first time; they wed two weeks later.
5. Identify the song: "I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry."

Answer: My Shot

 Hamilton sings this song in Act One as he arrives in New York and meets his friends Laurens, Mulligan and Lafayette. He sings about how he is going to rise to the top and not let anything get in his way.
6. Identify the song: "Now I'm the villain in your history."

Answer: The World Was Wide Enough

 Burr sings this song at the end of Act Two after he he shoots Hamilton and realizes that Hamilton wasn't really a threat. They could have both lived peacefully together because the world was wide enough for both of them.
7. Identify the song: "I am inimitable, I am an original."

Answer: Wait for It

 Burr sings this song in Act One after he tells his friends that he's been seeing a married woman and that he would do anything to keep her because "love doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints". He goes into detail about his family and the death of his parents and his life and how everything is unfair to everyone.
8. Identify the song: "You want a revolution? I want a revelation!"

Answer: The Schuyler Sisters

 Angelica Schuyler sings this song in Act One with her sisters. It is just a fun loving song about how they want change and how they're keeping their eyes open for a mind at work.
9. Identify the song: "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We fought for these ideals; we shouldn't settle for less. These are wise words, enterprising men quote em, don't act surprised, you guys, 'cause I wrote em!"

Answer: Cabinet Battle #1

 Thomas Jefferson sings that line in Act Two when Hamilton tries to establish a national bank. That included the government assuming state debts, which Jefferson wasn't too fond of.
10. Identify the song: "You have married an Icarus. He has flown too close to the sun".

Answer: Burn

 Eliza sings this in Act Two when she finds out that Hamilton has been having an affair behind her back. These are the words she actually quotes from Angelica, her sister.
Source: Author Rmoff

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