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Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Who taps the Liberty Bell 13 times every 4th of July?
Descendants of the original signers.
Where are most US Flags and fireworks made?
China
Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence?
Benny Franklin (70)
On what date did the Continental Congress vote to declare independence?
July 2, 1776
How many people signed the Declaration of Independence? 18, 25, 32, 56
56
How were people summoned to the first reading of the Declaration of Independence?
Ringing of the Liberty Bell
Who played the main character in the movie National Treasure?
Nick Cage
What three signers all died on the 4th of July?
Jefferson, Adams and Monroe
Is there anything written on the back of the Declaration of Independence?
Yes. Appearing upside down on the bottom of the document are the words, “Original Declaration of Independence dated 4th July 1776.” The memo may have been written as a label.
How many signers of the Declaration of Independence went on to become president?
2 (Jefferson and Adams)
How many stripes were on the Star Spangled Banner that was said to be the inspiration for the National Anthem?
15 (for Kentucky and Vermont)
In what year did the 4th of July become a legal paid federal holiday?
1938
What president was born on July 4th?
Calvin Coolidge
Name another country that celebrates the United States Independence Day.
Denmark and Norway, as well as Britain, Portugal and Sweden
What material is the original Declaration of Independence printed on?
Calfskin
Thomas Jefferson was said to have substituted the pursuit of happiness for the pursuit of this in the final Declaration of Independence.
property
Who played Ron Kovic in a 1989 movie that is related to Independence Day?
Tom Cruise (Born on the 4th of July)
On what date was the first Independence Day celebrated?
July 8, 1776 in Philadelphia
On what date did the majority of the signers sign the declaration?
August 2, 1776
Approximately how many copies of the Declaration of Independence were originally printed before its signing by John Dunlap? 50, 100, 200, 500
200
Who read the Declaration of Independence for the first time in public?
Colonel John Nixon
Name one of the other two members of the committee that drafted the declaration besides Adams, Jefferson and Franklin.
Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston
What country imports the most fireworks FROM the United States?
Israel
When was the national flag adopted?
June 14, 1777