Declaration of Independence
The author of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
The total number of signers to the Declaration of Independence
What is 56?
The first city to celebrate Independence Day on the 4th of July.
What is Philadelphia, Pa?
The only U.S. state flag that contains a British Union Jack.
What is Hawaii? Hawaiins flew the Union Jack as their flag from 1790 to 1816, when red, white, and blue stipes were added. The gesture was a a sign of friendship with Britain, which never ruled Hawaii.
The year in which fireworks were first used to celebrate July 4th.
What is 1777?
The name of the newspaper that first published the Declaration of Independence
What is the Pennsylvania Evening Post?
The first and largest signature on the Declaration was by him.
Who was John Hancock?
The first state to make July 4th an official holiday.
What is Massachusetts?
The only American flag that can never be lowered or fly at half mast.
What is the American flag on the mooon?
The Liberty Bell rings this many times on July 4th.
What is 13?
The original Declaration of Independence is kept in this city and state.
Where is Washington. D.C.? (National Archives)
He was the oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Benjamin Franklin? He was 70 years old.
Independence day became a legal federal holiday.
What is 1870? It was declared a legal holiday by Congress. In 1938 it became a a paid legal holiday for federal employees.
Two national sites in Washington, D.C. that must fly the American flag 24/7.
What are the White House and the Washington Monument? (There are 50 state flags that fly around the Was. Mon.)
The first 4th of July celebration was held there.
Where is Bristol, Rhode Island?
During WWll the Declaration of Independence was stored at this facility.
What is Fort Knox in Kentucky?
He was the last person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas McKean (from Delaware delegation)?
July 4th celebrations increased heavily in the U.S. after this war.
What was the War of 1812?
The only flag that can fly above the U.S. flag.
What is the United Nations Flag?
The color of fireworks used during the first July 4th celebration in 1777.
What is orange? It was the only color available until the 1830s when modern multi-color fireworks were invented.
One delegation to the Continental Congress initially abstained from signing the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776.
What was the New York delegation? They didn't sign because they were unsure of how New Yorkers wanted them to vote.
The number of people that signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
There were six who signed both: George Clymer, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, George Read, Roger Sherman, and James Wilson.
The name of the NASA rover on board the Mars Pathfinder that touched down on the surface of Mars on July 4th, 1997.
What is Sojourner?
The Pledge of Allegiance was written by this man.
Who was Francis Bellamy?
The most popular way in which American celebrate the 4th of July.
What is a picnic, barbeque, or cookout? 65% of American do this.