USA 250 & Independence Day
This Massachusetts city is known as the "Birthplace of the American Revolution."
What is Lexington?
This crustacean must be at least 3¼ inches long (carapace) to be legally harvested in Maine.
What is a lobster?
The red navigation buoy should be kept on this side when returning from sea.
What is the right (starboard)?
July is National Ice Cream Month, first proclaimed by this U.S. president.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
The Beach Boys sang about this California surfing destination in 1963.
What is Surfin' U.S.A.?
On July 20, 1969, this astronaut became the first person to walk on the Moon.
Who was Neil Armstrong?
The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence took place in this city.
What is Philadelphia?
This New Hampshire beach hosts one of the oldest annual sand sculpting competitions in the country.
What is Hampton Beach?
This lighthouse, completed in 1716, is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in the United States.
What is Boston Light?
Blueberries are native to this continent.
What is North America?
Bobby Darin's "Beyond the Sea" was adapted from a French song with this title.
What is "La Mer"?
This famous French prison was stormed on July 14, 1789.
What is the Bastille?
On July 4, 1826, these two Founding Fathers died just hours apart.
Who were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?
This Massachusetts island is famous for its gingerbread cottages in Oak Bluffs.
What is Martha's Vineyard?
This famous Nantucket lighthouse has distinctive red-and-white horizontal stripes.
What is Sankaty Head Light?
This classic dessert layers sponge cake, berries, and whipped cream.
What is strawberry shortcake?
This singer recorded the summertime hit "Under the Boardwalk".
Who was Rudy Lewis? (Accept: The Drifters.)
The Battle of Gettysburg ended on this July date in 1863.
What is July 3?
The Liberty Bell cracked while ringing for George Washington's birthday, according to popular legend, in this year.
What is 1846?
The Isles of Shoals are shared by what two states?.
What is New Hampshire and Maine?
The largest lighthouse lens ever used was called this type of lens.
What is a Fresnel lens?
A traditional New England "frappe" contains ice cream, milk, and this.
What is flavored syrup?
Jimmy Buffett's signature song mentions wasting away in this tropical city.
What is Margaritaville?
On July 24, 1969, Apollo 11 safely splashed down in this ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Before becoming the Star-Spangled Banner, this patriotic song served as America's unofficial national anthem.
What is "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"?
This Cape Cod village is home to the Pilgrim Monument.
What is Provincetown?
The U.S. Coast Guard traces its origins to this government department established in 1790.
What is the Revenue Cutter Service?
This frozen dessert was reportedly invented by an 11-year-old named Frank Epperson.
What is the Popsicle?
This 1964 hit by Martha and the Vandellas encourages listeners to dance in the street.
What is "Dancing in the Street"?
On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, beginning this global conflict.
What is World War I?
This signer of the Declaration was the youngest at age 26.
Who was Thomas Lynch Jr.?
This lighthouse is the tallest in Maine.
What is Portland Head Light? (Accept: No—Portland Head is most famous, but Boon Island Light is tallest.)
The lighthouse at Peggy's Cove is located in this Canadian province.
What is Nova Scotia?
The ice cream flavor "Rocky Road" was introduced in 1929 to help lift spirits during this economic crisis.
What is the Great Depression?
Percy Faith's orchestra had a No. 1 hit with this theme from the film A Summer Place.
What is "Theme from A Summer Place"?
The first atomic bomb test, code-named Trinity, took place in this U.S. state on July 16, 1945.
What is New Mexico?