The Fourth of July in music
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In Firework, this pop star invites listeners to “ignite the light” and “own the night like the Fourth of July.”

Who is Katy Perry

400

This musical begins with a man in a chair who listens to his favorite record, bringing a 1920s wedding farce to life.

What is the Drowsy Chaperone

400

The sign of the crab is the response to a question

What is Cancer Answer

400

In this 1989 animated film, a curious red-haired princess makes a deal with a sea witch in exchange for legs.

What is The Little Mermaid

400

While Ancient Greece gave us democracy, this civilization gave us aqueducts, roads, and concrete.

What is Ancient Rome

800

In this 2017 track, Taylor Swift teams up with both Ed Sheeran and Future, referencing drinking “on the East Side” and wanting to be someone’s “first string” all on this Reputation album single.

What is End Game

800

Inspired by Romeo and Juliet, this musical features rival gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, on the streets of New York City.

What is West Side Story

800

A super funny archer

What is hilarious sagiattarius

800

This 1984 romantic comedy starred Daryl Hannah as a mermaid who falls in love with a human played by Tom Hanks.

What is Splash

800

This is the term for the “message” or “lesson” in a story, even if it’s never said out loud.

What is the theme

1200

This 2015 album, praised for its instrumentation and the exploration of grief, includes the song Fourth of July

What is Carrie and Lowell

1200

Based on the Disney film, this stage musical features a magical nanny, a flying umbrella, and kites.

What is Mary Poppins

1200

A new breed of dinosaur whose name means "bull lizard"

What is taurus saurus

1200

This companies logo features a two tailed siren, some say to represent the alluring qualities of caffeine

What is Starbucks

1200

This visual art element is used to show how light or dark something is.

What is value/shading

1600

Inspired by a real-life Fourth of July in Central Park, this 1972 hit by Chicago includes the line "singing Italian songs" which the band admitted was partly improvised gibberish

What is Saturday in the Park

1600

This high-energy musical tells the story of the 1899 New York City newsboys’ strike, featuring songs like “Seize the Day.”

What is Newsies

1600

A striped equine that spends time weighing scales

What is Libra Zebra

1600

This Disney Channel Original Movie follows a teen who discovers on his 13th birthday that he transforms when exposed to water.

What is The Thirteenth Year

1600

In a food chain, this organism gets its energy by breaking down dead matter.  

What is a decomposer

2000

On this 1997 album, Mariah Carey reflects on a fleeting summer romance in a dreamy ballad that opens with “It was twilight on the Fourth of July.”

What is Butterfly

2000

Based on a Tim Burton film, this musical tells a tall tale of a father and son trying to understand one another through fantastical stories.

What is Big Fish

2000

Partly from latin for “crime” a wicked & immoral water bearer

What is Nefarious Aquarious

2000

This 2006 teen fantasy film, sharing a name with an Addison Rae song, has gummy worms, starfish earrings, and the last splash.

What is Aquamarine

2000

In drama, this part of the story includes the buildup of tension before the conflict is resolved.

What is the rising action

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