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100

What was the name of the Pilgrims’ ship?

What is the Mayflower

100

What is the smallest US state by land area?

What is Rhode Island

100

 In which city did the Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?

What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

100

What is the name of the river that George Washington crossed during the surprise attack on the Hessians in Trenton on December 26, 1776?

What is Delaware River

100

If someone requests your John Hancock, what are they reffering to?

What is your signature

200

What is the oldest European-founded city in the United States?

What is St. Augustine Florida founded in 1565 by Spain

200

What state is known for its maple syrup and was the first state to join the US after the original 13 colonies?

What is Vermont

200

What is the traditional beverage associated with 4th of July celebrations?

What is Lemonade

200

Which U.S. president signed the Emancipation Proclamation?

What is Abraham Lincoln

200

Which US city is known as the "Wedding capital of the World?"

What is Las Vegas

300

What was the name of the Native American tribe that the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving with?

What is the Wampanoag

300

Which state borders only one other US state? 

What is Maine

300

Which state was the first to make the 4th of July a legal holiday?

What is Massachusetts


 

300

Who was the commander of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War?

What is Robert E Lee

300

Which type of alcohol is distinctive to the United States?

What is Kentucky Bourbon

400

Who founded Pennsylvania as a haven for Quakers?

What is William Penn

400

Which state is home to the nations oldest Fourth of July parade?

What is Rhode Island

400

Which two presidents died on July 4, 1826, which was also the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence?

What is John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

400

What year did women finally get the right to vote?

What is 1920?

400

What is the national flower of the United States?

What is the Rose

500

What was the name of the 1776 pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine that helped inspire independence?

What is Common Sense
500

Which state was the last to adopt Independence Day as a legal holiday?

What is Oklahoma 

500

Which president was born on the 4th of July?

What is Calvin Coolidge

500

How many states were eventually created from the land acquired in the Louisianna Purchase?

What is 15!

500

What does the five-pointed star on the American Flag represent?

**Each point is a different characteristic of civilized society** 

What is Duty, Honor, Loyalty, Courage and Service

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