Declaration Of Independence
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Which statesman and president was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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Which department store chain has sponsored New York’s annual Fourth of July firework display since 1976?
Macy’s
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What do the 13 stripes on the flag of the United States represent?
The thirteen colonies who signed the Declaration of Independence.
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In which year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1776
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Who played the role of Ron Kovic in the 1989 movie Born on the Fourth of July?
Tom Cruise
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Apart from Thomas Jefferson, who was the only other signer of the Declaration of Independence to later become President of the United States?
John Adams
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Held since 1785, which parade is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration?
The Bristol Fourth of July Parade, held in Bristol, Rhode Island
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Which statesman is remembered for his large, stylish signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
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On what date did the Continental Congress vote to declare independence in 1776?
July 2nd (two days before the actual declaration)
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Who played the role of Captain Steven Hiller in the 1996 movie, Independence Day?
Will Smith
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How many colonies signed the Declaration of Independence?
Thirteen
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What were the Dunlap Broadsides?
The first printed copies of the Declaration of Independence.
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Which bird did Benjamin Franklin propose should be the national bird?
The turkey
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In which year did Congress first declare July 4th to be an unpaid federal holiday?
1870
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Which state adopted"Yankee Doodle" as it's state anthem?
Connecticut
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Which signer of the Declaration of Independence became the first United States Ambassador to France?
Benjamin Franklin
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How many men signed the Declaration of Independence?
56 men from 13 colonies.
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Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
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In which year did July 4th become a paid federal holiday?
1938
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What year was the original Independence Day film released?
1996
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In which city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Philadelphia
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Which three U.S. presidents have all died on the 4th July?
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams (both in 1826, on the 50th anniversary), and James Monroe (1831).
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Who was the seamstress that was said to have made the original American flag?
Betsy Ross
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Why was Independence Day celebrated on the 5th of July in 1779?
Because the 4th of July was a Sunday
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Which company changed it's logo to this patriotic scene on July 4th, 2015?