Patriotic Facts
All Things Boston
Red, White, or Blue Foods
Patriotism in Movies
Patriotic Songs
100
What colors are the stripes on the American flag?
Red & white
(BONUS FACT) The 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies.
100
The building where penguins and other sea life like to hang out
The New England Aquarium
100
This blue fruit makes a good pie
Blueberries
100
This Marvel Superhero is all about America in his name
Captain America
100
The musician known as "The Boss" sings this famous patriotic song from the 1980s
Born in the U.S.A.
200
Name 2 types of things that happen on July 4th
1) BBQs
2) Fireworks
3) Playing Patriotic songs
4) Parades
200
The park where the Red Sox play
Fenway Park
200
This white vegetable is sometimes found in stir fry and salads
Cauliflower
200
This 1996 film stars: Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, and Bill Pullman.
The plot of this movie is aliens are coming and their goal is to destroy earth.
They are no match for mankind though!
Independence Day
200
This patriotic song is sung at American sporting events
The Star-Spangled Banner
(BONUS FACT) Became regularly sung at sporting events beginning on September 5, 1918 during Game 1 of the World Series where the Chicago Cubs played the Boston Red Sox.
300
How many stars are on the flag?
50
(BONUS FACT) The 50 stars on the blue background represent the 50 states.
300
What Red Sox baseball player has a tunnel named after him in Boston?
Ted Williams
(BONUS FACT): He played baseball for the Red Sox for 21 years (between 1939-1960).
300
A popular soup that people have sometimes with Grilled Cheese
Tomato Soup
300
This movie is about a boy who accidentally hits a baseball signed by Babe Ruth through a neighbor's window. He and his friends try to get the ball back but have to deal with an intimidating dog.
He and his friends play one nighttime baseball game every year on July 4th.
The Sandlot
300
This song made famous by Lee Greenwood was written by Irving Berlin in 1918.
Some lyrics from the song include:
"Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above"
God Bless America
(BONUS FACT) Other famous versions were sung by: Kate Smith, Celine Dion, Leann Rimes, and Bing Crosby.
400
Where in outer space was the American Flag placed?
The moon
(BONUS FACT): On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted the first United States flag on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission.
400
Name 2 museums in Boston
1. Museum of Fine Arts
2. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
3. Museum of Science
4. Museum of African American History
5. USS Constitution Museum
6. Harvard Museum of Natural History
400
The inside of this fruit is white and it grows in trees
Coconut
400
This movie has a boxer who wins a big match for America against Russia.
Rocky IV
400
Jimi Hendrix performed this patriotic song at Woodstock.
The Star-Spangled Banner
(it's so good it showed up again!)
500
This famous sewer from Philadelphia is thought to have sewn the first American Flag.
Betsy Ross
(BONUS FACT) There have been 27 versions of the American Flag. Each new flag represented the addition of new states.
500
What food is Boston well known for?
Boston Baked Beans
(BONUS FACT): A nickname for Boston is "Bean Town".
500
This red dessert typically has white frosting and is baked
Red Velvet Cake
500
This movie musical was named after the same year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
1776
500
Lynyrd Skynyrd sang this song whose title describes the colors in the flag
Red, White & Blue