Famous People
Who was the first US president and also a general in the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
What was the name of the war that gave the United States its Independence (freedom)?
Revolutionary War
In what year did America win its hard-fought independence?
1776; July 4th, 1776
Which famous American inventor wanted the turkey to be the national animal instead of the eagle?
Fun Fact: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson chose the bald eagle and downvoted this person's choice.
Benjamin Franklin
Who is the 16th President who was very tall, wore a black top hat, and had a very long, black beard?
Bonus: What state was he born in? How did this president die?
Abraham Lincoln
Bonus: Illinois; assassination
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Document signed by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and others that signed America's independence away from England.
What are the two most important wars that American celebrate on 4th of July/Independence Day?
Revolutionary War and Civil War
How many hot dogs will be consumed on July 4th this year?
This will be roughly 1 dog for every two people in the U.S.!
150 million
What is the name of the famous inventor who tied a key to a kite and discovered electricity in a thunderstorm?
Benjamin Franklin
What is the Emancipation Proclamation? Who created and signed this famous document?
It freed all slaves in America; it was created and signed by Abraham Lincoln.
What is the number of colonies in the United States before the Declaration of Independence was signed?
13
What is the most popular fruit for Americans to eat on 4th of July?
Watermelon
How many presidents have there been in the United States?
Bonus: Who is the current US President?
Bonus: Who are the First 3 US presidents?
45
Bonus: Donald Trump
Bonus: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
What are the 3 freedoms/human rights all Americas get in the Declaration of Independence?
1.) Life, 2.) liberty, and 3.) the pursuit of happiness
What is the name of the national anthem song Americans sing on 4th of July or at spork events (like the Olympics)?
BONUS: Who can sing the song?
Star Spangled Banner
O say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight
O're the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there
O say, does that star spangled banner yet wave
O're the land of the free and the home of the brave?
O say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight
O're the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there
O say, does that star spangled banner yet wave
O're the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Which three U.S. presidents have died on July 4th?
Who are Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and James Monroe
Which person signed their name the largest on the Declaration of Independence and is now a famous idiom in English?
John Hancock
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson wrote the majority of the document; but a committee of leading Americans also helped write it
Why are there 50 stars and 13 stripes on the US flag AND what do they represent/mean?
50 stars = the 50 states; 13 stripes = the 13 original colonies of the US
How many people were there approximately when the United States became a country? How many people live in the US today?
2.5 million; 320 million