Independence Days
Borrowed from the Bible
Jimmy Stewart Films
BOGO (Buy One/Get One Free)
July Observances
Past and Present Russia
100

Americans wear these three colors on July 4.

What is red, white, and blue?

100

Eat, drink, and be this.

What is merry?

100

Jimmy Stewart’s friend in the 1950 film Harvey is this animal.

What is a rabbit?

100

A man or an item delivered by the post office

What is mail/male?

100

An American observance on July 1 honors large and small animals that we visit at this place.

What is zoo?

100

He is the president of Russia.

Who is (Vladimir) Putin?

200

This document was adopted on July 4, 1776.

What is the Declaration of Independence?

200

This hour represents the very last minute.

What is eleventh?

200

In this 1952 film, Jimmy Stewart plays Buttons the Clown, and the name of the film is also the tagline for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

What is The Greatest Show on Earth?

200

Something simple or ordinary or a form of air transportation

What is plain/plane?

200

On July 2, the world commemorates these flying objects that visit us from the outer reaches of the universe.

What are UFOs?

200

It is the capital of Russia.

What is Moscow?

400

In 1982, the Canadian holiday known as Dominion Day was renamed to this.

What is Canada Day?

400

The blind leading this appears in Matthew 15:14.

What is blind?

400

Jimmy Stewart portrays this famous big band leader in the eponymous 1954 film

Who is Glenn Miller?

400

A verb that means “to form letters or words using a tool such as a pen or pencil” or a synonym for correct

What is write/right?

400

On July 15, we commemorate this gooey pasta dish that is popular with children.

What is mac and cheese?

400

The Kremlin complex is the heart of this square.

What is Red?

600

On July 14, Bastille Day is celebrated in this country.

What is France?

600

Cast pearls before these.

What is swine?

600

Jimmy Stewart stars as Charles Lindbergh in this 1957 film that depicts Lindbergh’s career.

What is Spirit of St. Louis?

600

A verb meaning “to carry” or “a long, narrow corridor"

What is haul/hall?

600

On July 20, we celebrate that familiar nighttime heavenly body that goes from new to full.

What is moon?

600

According to the book The Human Organization of Time, the Russian Olympic team was 12 days late to the 1908 Olympic Games because this calendar was still used in Russia, instead of the Gregorian calendar.

What is Julian?

800

On Canada Day, many Canadians display the flag, which has this symbol on it.

What is maple leaf?

800

A fly in this medication refers to a thing that spoils something.

What is ointment?

800

In 1938, Jimmy Stewart stars as Jean Arthur’s boss in a film whose title implies that you might as well spend your money while you’re here on Earth because..

What is You Can’t Take It with You?

800

Past participle form of an action taken with a ball or a royal seat

What is thrown/throne?

800

July 29 is a great day to serve these little chicken parts with buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing.

What are wings? 

800

This is the longest railway in the world

What is Trans-Siberian Railway?

1000

On July 1, 1997, this former British colony gained independence from Britain but was officially handed to China under what was the “one country, two systems” policy.

What is Hong Kong?

1000

In Exodus 3:1–22, you will find a land of milk and this.

What is honey?

1000

In this 1955 film, Jimmy Stewart plays an ex-pilot who is recalled to the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War.

What is Strategic Air Command?

1000

A small fabric package filled with potpourri or a verb meaning “to strut”

What is sachet/sashay?

1000

On July 6, we honor the affectionate greeting that was once called bussing.

What is kissing?

1000

Found in Siberia, it is the deepest and oldest lake in the world

Lake Baikal.

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