4th of July
True or False: The Liberty Bell rings 13 times every 4th of July to honor the 13 original states.
True
You are in a cabin and it is pitch black. You have one match on you. Which do you light first, the newspaper, the lamp, the candle, or the fire?
The Match
Who is the best friend of Matilda in the musical Matilda?
Lavender
In the PGA major tournament, the masters always played on which course, located in Georgia?
Augusta
Whose tombstone credits him with being the "author of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom" and as "Founder of the University of Virginia", but does not mention that he was the third President of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
True or False: In 1954, President Eisenhower added “under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.
True
Jimmy’s mother had four children. She named the first Monday. She named the second Tuesday, and she named the third Wednesday. What is the name of the fourth child?
Jimmy
In the musical Hairspray, what does the overweight teenager Tracy Turnblad do on The Corny Collins Show?
Dance
How many clubs you’re allowed to carry in your bag during a competitive round of golf?
14
In 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdowns, people started noticing something called 'the cocktail crisis'. What's that?
Rise in alcohol consumption
True or False: Two presidents died on July 4th: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826 – this was the 50th anniversary.
False, James Monroe died July 4, 1831
Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
Mt. Everest
Which show about Sandy and Danny was made into a film with Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta?
Grease
Which country has the most golf courses per capita in the World?
Scotland
Which of these would you find in a dentist's office, on a violin, and on your nose?
Bridge
What is the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
Although the exact date has long been in dispute, most historians now agree that nearly all the delegates signed the Declaration of Independence in a special session of the Second Continental Congress on August 2, with a few that signed later.
You are a cyclist in a cross-country race. Just before the crossing finish line, you overtake the person in second place. In what place did you finish?
2nd
The following lyrics come from which Broadway musical: “Seventeen seventy-six. New York City. Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?”
Hamilton
Finish this phrase: You drive for show, but putt for “_____”?
Dough
We've all heard of suicide and homicide, but a much rarer occurrence is pseudocide. What is pseudocide?
Faking your death
Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July by shooting fireworks?
John Adams proclaimed that the Declaration of Independence should be celebrated each year with fireworks. The first documented celebration of Independence Day with fireworks was the next year in Philadelphia on July 4, 1777
You have a 3-gallon jug and a 5-gallon jug. You need to measure out exactly 7 gallons of water. How can you do it?
Fill the 5-gallon jug, pour it into the 3-gallon jug until the 3 gallon is full, and leaving 2 gallons in the 5-gallon jug. Now pour the 3-gallon jug out. Pour the remaining 2 gallons from the 5 gallon into the empty 3-gallon jug. Now fill the 5 gallon from the faucet. You now have exactly 7 gallons.
Complete the first line of the song “Favourite Things” in the musical The Sound of Music: “Raindrops on …”
Roses
How many total rules exist in golf? (Ans within 5)
34
What does the acronym RADAR stand for?
Radio Detection and Ranging