# 🎤 Lin-Manuel Miranda Trivia Set
**Used:** 2025-06-10

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## 🎭 Regular Questions

### Q1: Who created and starred in the Broadway hit *Hamilton*?  
**Answer:** Lin-Manuel Miranda  
**Taglines:**  
- “He rhymed ‘revolutionary manumission abolitionists’ and didn’t flinch.”  
- “The only Founding Father who drops mixtapes.”  
- “He made history sing. Literally.”  
- “From $10 bills to ten Tony wins.”  
- “Spit bars, win awards, rewrite textbooks.”
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### Q2: Who wrote and starred in the musical *In the Heights*, which debuted Off-Broadway in 2007?  
**Answer:** Lin-Manuel Miranda  
**Taglines:**  
- “When your neighborhood gets a dance number.”  
- “Salsa, dreams, and rent payments.”  
- “Before *Hamilton*, there was rhythm on the block.”  
- “He brought the barrio to Broadway.”  
- “Shut up, Andrew Lloyd Webber. We got Lin now.”

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### Q3: Which musical genius wrote songs for *Moana*, including “How Far I’ll Go”?  
**Answer:** Lin-Manuel Miranda  
**Taglines:**  
- “He told a Disney princess to paddle into the void.”  
- “Because ‘Let It Go’ needed a Polynesian rival.”  
- “He writes ‘I want’ songs better than your diary.”  
- “He IS the ocean’s favorite.”  
- “Sorry, Maui. Lin stole the show.”

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### Q4: Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2016 for *Hamilton*?  
**Answer:** Lin-Manuel Miranda  
**Taglines:**  
- “He got a Pulitzer for rap battles in waistcoats.”  
- “Rapping about tariffs = critical acclaim.”  
- “Alexander Hamilton, now with 808s.”  
- “One step closer to EGOT godhood.”  
- “He literally made Congress cool again.”

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### Q5: Which musical genius played Jack the lamplighter in *Mary Poppins Returns*?  
**Answer:** Lin-Manuel Miranda  
**Taglines:**  
- “From founding father to chimney-flavored Cockney.”  
- “Singing in the soot and still charming AF.”  
- “Accent? Questionable. Enthusiasm? Over 9000.”  
- “The only guy who made gaslight wholesome.”  
- “Dick Van Dyke said, ‘Sure, I’ll allow it.’”

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## ✍️ Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

### Q6: Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote and starred in the musical ________.  
**Answer:** *Hamilton*  
**Taglines:**  
- “It’s like your AP U.S. History book, but fun.”  
- “Featuring every Founding Father except Ben Franklin’s libido.”  
- “Where cabinet meetings = rap battles.”  
- “He made federalism sound cool.”  
- “Even Burr was like, ‘Damn, nice rhymes.’”

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### Q7: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Broadway musical was ________.  
**Answer:** *In the Heights*  
**Taglines:**  
- “Washington Heights: Now with harmonies.”  
- “Home, love, and bodega drama.”  
- “Spicy tunes with emotional depth.”  
- “The first Miranda mic drop.”  
- “Before history, he conquered geography.”

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### Q8: Lin-Manuel Miranda collaborated with Disney on the animated film ________.  
**Answer:** *Moana*  
**Taglines:**  
- “Polynesian pop with musical chops.”  
- “You’re welcome… for the banger.”  
- “He gave Disney a ukulele and a mission statement.”  
- “Sailed past Pixar and took the Oscar nod.”  
- “Lin’s ocean era.”

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### Q9: Lin-Manuel Miranda played a singing balloon handler on ________’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.  
**Answer:** *Macy’s*  
**Taglines:**  
- “Only Lin could harmonize with SpongeBob.”  
- “He paraded harder than the floats.”  
- “Turkeys and rhymes, baby.”  
- “Broadway meets blimps.”  
- “Musical helium, now streaming.”

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### Q10: Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote original songs for the animated film ________, set in Colombia.  
**Answer:** *Encanto*  
**Taglines:**  
- “He didn’t talk about Bruno—but you did.”  
- “Encanto: Lin’s Colombian banger fest.”  
- “Family trauma, but make it musical.”  
- “Colombian magic, Miranda flair.”  
- “Another day, another hit, no pressure.”

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## 🧠 Multiple Choice Questions

### Q11: Which of the following musicals did Lin-Manuel Miranda NOT write?  
A) *Hamilton*  
B) *In the Heights*  
C) *Rent*  
D) *Encanto*  
**Answer:** C) *Rent*  
**Taglines:**  
- “Sorry, that angst belongs to Jonathan Larson.”  
- “Lin didn’t invent boho breakdowns.”  
- “Wrong 90s trauma.”  
- “No candles or unpaid rent here.”  
- “He’s rent-adjacent.”

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### Q12: Lin-Manuel Miranda made his film directorial debut with which Netflix musical?  
A) *tick, tick… BOOM!*  
B) *Vivo*  
C) *The Prom*  
D) *La La Land*  
**Answer:** A) *tick, tick… BOOM!*  
**Taglines:**  
- “He directed a musical about writing musicals. Meta.”  
- “Jonathan Larson’s final mixtape.”  
- “The anxiety is palpable—and tuneful.”  
- “Lin got behind the camera and cried with us.”  
- “tick, tick… EGOT.”

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### Q13: Lin-Manuel Miranda co-wrote songs for which animated monkey film?  
A) *Sing*  
B) *Vivo*  
C) *Minions: The Rise of Gru*  
D) *Soul*  
**Answer:** B) *Vivo*  
**Taglines:**  
- “Musical monkey, no lies.”  
- “The only kinkajou who slaps.”  
- “Miranda’s furry alter ego.”  
- “Sing it, you tropical rodent.”  
- “Disney said no? Netflix said yes.”

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### Q14: Lin-Manuel Miranda won his first Tony for which musical?  
A) *In the Heights*  
B) *Hamilton*  
C) *Moana*  
D) *Encanto*  
**Answer:** A) *In the Heights*  
**Taglines:**  
- “Before the white wigs, he had white tank tops.”  
- “He brought Latin pride to Broadway.”  
- “The Tony whispered, ‘Welcome home.’”  
- “One step from Off-Broadway, one leap to immortality.”  
- “Tony’s first Miranda love letter.”

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### Q15: Which song from *Encanto* went viral, becoming Disney’s biggest hit since *Let It Go*?  
A) “Dos Oruguitas”  
B) **“We Don’t Talk About Bruno”**  
C) “Surface Pressure”  
D) “The Family Madrigal”  
**Answer:** B) “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”  
**Taglines:**  
- “#1 song about family gaslighting.”  
- “Don’t talk about it, just vibe.”  
- “Bruno’s slander never sounded so good.”  
- “Uncle problems = streaming gold.”  
- “Lin said ‘trauma? let’s chart it.’”

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