Alexander Hamilton Trivia Questions

  • ❓ 100+ questions
  • 🗂️ Founding Fathers
  • ✨ Free to play

First Treasury Secretary and architect of America's financial system. Play Alexander Hamilton trivia solo to sharpen your knowledge, or challenge a friend head-to-head in Trivia Tango — every question comes with an explanation so you learn as you play.

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

Already playing?

Sample Alexander Hamilton Questions

Think you know the answers? Play to find out.

  1. This Caribbean island, struck by a devastating hurricane in 1772, was the birthplace of one of America's most influential Founding Fathers.

    • Jamaica
    • Barbados
    • Puerto Rico
    • Nevis
  2. This famous duel in 1804 resulted in the death of a Founding Father at the hands of the sitting Vice President of the United States.

    • Madison-Monroe Duel
    • Adams-Hamilton Duel
    • Burr-Hamilton Duel
    • Burr-Jefferson Duel
  3. This U.S. denomination of paper currency features the portrait of the first Secretary of the Treasury, despite him never serving as President.

    • $10 bill
    • $50 bill
    • $20 bill
    • $1 bill
  4. This document, which established the framework of the U.S. government, was strongly supported by Hamilton through a series of persuasive essays.

    • Constitution
    • Bill of Rights
    • Articles of Confederation
    • Declaration of Independence
  5. This woman, daughter of a wealthy New York landowner, married the future Treasury Secretary in 1780 and outlived him by fifty years.

    • Abigail Adams
    • Dolley Madison
    • Elizabeth Schuyler
    • Martha Washington
  6. This financial institution, the first of its kind in America, was created in 1784 by the future Treasury Secretary and still operates today.

    • First Bank of the United States
    • Bank of New York
    • Federal Reserve Bank
    • Bank of America
  7. This Secretary of State and future President clashed repeatedly with the Treasury Secretary over the national bank and federal power.

    • John Adams
    • Thomas Jefferson
    • James Madison
    • James Monroe
  8. This decisive 1781 battle, where the British surrendered, featured a young officer leading a successful bayonet charge on a key fortification.

    • Battle of Yorktown
    • Battle of Saratoga
    • Battle of Bunker Hill
    • Battle of Trenton

Think You Know Alexander Hamilton?

Play a free round in your browser, learn something new with every answer, and challenge your friends to beat your score.

Or get the app

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play