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July 4th Quiz
On July 4th of what year did the 50-star American flag wave for the first time as Hawaii was granted statehood? select answer 1955 1960 1965 1970 Which of our Founding Fathers created the blueprint for our Fourth of July celebrations by suggesting that the day be celebrated with "bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other" by succeeding generations of Americans? select answer George Washington Thomas Jefferson John Hancock John Adams Benjamin Franklin What notable event occurred on July 4, 1848? select answer Boston's First Fireworks Display The State of New York emancipates its slaves Construction begins on the Washington Monument Centennial celebrations are held in the United States The first public Fourth of July reception at the White House Only one president, Calvin Coolidge, was born on the Fourth of July. Three presidents died on that date. Who were they? select answer George Washington, Chester Arthur and James Monroe Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Richard M. Nixon Zachary Taylor, Ulysses Grant and Warren Harding John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe Harry Truman, Franklin Pierce and John Tyler What American president said, "We dare not forget that we are the heirs of that first revolution"? select answer George Washington John F. Kennedy Abraham Lincoln Dwight Eisenhower Franklin Roosevelt When Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1814, it immediately became popular with the public. When was it adopted as our national anthem? select answer 1798 1812 1954 1865 1931 Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence? select answer Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin John Hancock John Adams Caesar Rodney Who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence? select answer George Washington Patrick Henry John Hancock Thomas Jefferson John Adams What famous character with a stars-and-stripes top hat has become a symbol of America? select answer Uncle Samantha Captain America Big Bird Uncle Sam Cat in The Hat According to legend, which of the following women sewed together the first American flag? select answer Dolly Madison Martha Washington Eleanor Roosevelt Betsy Ross Molly Pitcher The "midnight ride" of which American patriot was later immortalized by poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? select answer John Hancock Samuel Adams Joseph Warren Caesar Rodney Paul Revere Which of the following European powers did not fight on the side of the colonists in the Revolutionary War? select answer Spain France The Netherlands Germany Which of the following did not sign the Declaration of Independence? select answer Samuel Adams Benjamin Franklin John Hancock George Washington George Read Which of the following was not one of the thirteen original colonies? select answer Georgia Virginia Vermont Massachusetts Delaware What happened on July 4, 1776? select answer The first battle of the Revolutionary War was fought The Second Continental Congress declared independence from Britain The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress The Declaration of Independence was signed The Revolutionary War ended Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? select answer Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin George Washington John Adams John Hancock The Second Continental Congress met in which city to draft The Declaration of Independence? select answer Boston, MA Philadelphia, PA New York, NY Baltimore, MD Williamsburg, VA After losing New York City to the British, which river did George Washington and his men cross on Christmas Day in 1776 in a prelude to a surprise attack on the Hessian garrison? select answer Hudson River Potomac Rive Connecticut River East River Delaware River Who wrote The Star-Spangled Banner? select answer John Philip Sousa Francis Scott Key Katharine Lee Bates Irving Berlin Samuel Francis Smith In 1773, which of the following was thrown into Boston Harbor as a protest against taxes? select answer Coffee Tea Tobacco Cotton Whiskey What country attained full independence from the United States on July 4th 1946? select answer American Samoa Puerto Rico Guam The Philippines US Virgin Islands The bald eagle is our national symbol, but which of our Founding Fathers wanted the turkey to be the national animal? select answer Benjamin Franklin John Adams Thomas Jefferson John Hancock Richard Stockton When was the 4th of July declared a national holiday? select answer 1776 1778 1872 1941 1955 The Liberty Bell rang on every July 4th from 1776 until it cracked in what year - and has been silent ever since? select answer 1795 1815 1835 1883 1922
Which of our Founding Fathers created the blueprint for our Fourth of July celebrations by suggesting that the day be celebrated with "bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other" by succeeding generations of Americans? select answer George Washington Thomas Jefferson John Hancock John Adams Benjamin Franklin
What notable event occurred on July 4, 1848? select answer Boston's First Fireworks Display The State of New York emancipates its slaves Construction begins on the Washington Monument Centennial celebrations are held in the United States The first public Fourth of July reception at the White House
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