The Hamilton characters--George Washington, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton--are the eight men responsible for creating the United States of America. Hamilton was a founding member of the New York Manumission Society (founded 1785), which campaigned for an end to slavery.

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. The Tony Award winning show (11 awards, to be exact) that was written (and starred-in) by Lin-Manuel Miranda and is brimming with powerful and fascinating characters.

The Gypsy Robe is a theater tradition in which a chorus member with the most Broadway credits receives a robe on opening night. This heartbreaking song details the grief of Alexander and Eliza following the death of their son, Phillip. FunTrivia is a collaborative community effort, where we are constantly updating questions to keep them accurate.

If you’ve read our travel with the musicals post, you’ll know we’ve been in a musical theatre mood recently. John Laurens dies in battle during the Revolution, Marquis de Lafayette went back to France after the Revolution, and Mulligan just was written out of the play after that point because he didn't do much after the Revolution.

Hamilton aced this 17-race Formula 1 season – competing in 16 Grands Prix – to match Michael Schumacher in the all-time title stakes, and the Briton has broken a number of records along the way. In 1797, Hamilton was outed for an affair with a married woman, whose husband was linked to financial fraud.