4th of July
4th of January
Aung & George
Geografact or fiction?
Deep Iceberg Stuff
100

Spell the official federal name for this USA Holiday in July?

Independence Day

100

How many months separate American and Myanmar independence days?

6 months exactly


100

Match the moniker to the Aung or George:

The Father of His Country
The Father of the Nation


The Father of His Country - George
The Father of the Nation - Aung

100

FACT or FICTION:
American Independence lead to the English settlement of Australia.

Before the birth of the USA, England shipped convicts to North America.

FACT

100

True or False:

Aung San lead his troops into war against the British  with the 30 comrades as anc auxiliary unit of the Japanese military.

TRUE

200

TRUE OR FALSE
Bruce Springsteen's landmark album "Born on the Fourth of July" was released in 1984.

FALSE:
"Born in the USA" was the name of the album

200

TRUE or FALSE?
This day marks the day "the 30 comrades" (ရဲဘော်သုံးကျိပ် ) returned to British Burma and declared Myanmar independent.

False

200

FAct or FIction:
Both Aung and George were very tall, handsome, powerful men.

Per ChatGPT, George wasn't particularly handsome (he was tall) and Aung wasn't all that tall (5'8" but stunningly handsome).

FICTION

200

FACT OR FICTION

The two countries both had 13 states or divisions when founded.

FALSE.
Burma had 5 states and 7 divisions when founded.  Mon state was created in 1974.
The orignal 13 colonies became the first 13 states.

200

AUNG SAN WAS KILLED by BRITISH INTELLIGENCE

A. Oh, c'mon! Don't be ridiculous
B. Nearly impossibe
C. Possibly, but there are doubts
D. That sounds about right.

In 1997, the BBC released a full length documentary about the death of Aung San which some say strongly implicates a plot from the UK military

Accept B of C

300

Do they have the 4th of July in other countries?

Yes, every year it falls between the 3rd and the 5th.

300

On 4 January of what year did the Burmese Declaration of Independence take effect?

1948

300

Both Aung San and George Washington were the first to hold what position in their countries?

General, COmmander of the Army, top military officer, founder of the army. Any of these are acceptable


300

On 4 January, 2020, new 1000 Kyats notes were released which included what?

Aung San's portrait

300

Washington's doctors killed him by bleeding him to death.

1. Untrue
2. "Bloodletting" could have made the problem worse, but there is no proof of a connection.
3. It was an accident

400

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

400

CIVIL UNREST
 

LOSE 400 POINTS

sorry

400

George Washington's portrait can be found on what paper currency?

The US $1 bill

400

 John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the 2nd and 3rd presidents of the USA, both died on 4 July 1926 - 50 years after the Declaration fo Independence was signed.

TRUE!

400

The police in Myanmar are a division of the armed forces.

This is true.

500

TRUE OR FALSE:  
George Washington was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence

FALSE.  HE didn't sign it at all. He was out doing something else at the time. 


500

One week after the 4th of January comes this national holiday:

K____ N_____ Y_____

Karen New Year
500

Aung and George were both born in FEbruary

TRUE


500

George is a common English name due to St George, the patron saint, AKA the protector, of England.
Aung is a common Bamar name meaning "protector"

True


500

Trump green-lighted the 2021 Myanmar coup.  

No.  I just made that up to fill up this last question.

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