Independence Days
Americans wear these three colors on July 4.
What is red, white, and blue? They are the colors of the American flag
Eat, drink, and be this.
What is merry? This phrase appears three times in the Bible. It first appears in Ecclesiastes 8:15.
Jimmy Stewart’s friend in the 1950 film Harvey is this animal
What is a rabbit? Harvey is a human-sized, invisible rabbit
An American observance on July 1 honors large and small animals that we visit at this place.
What is zoo? It’s American Zoo Day on July 1.
He is the president of Russia.
Who is (Vladimir) Putin? He has been in power since the year 2000. He served twice nominally as prime minister
This document was adopted on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence? It was signed on July 2 in Philadelphia,
but Congress approved it on the fourth. Six of its signatories also signed the Constitution.
This hour represents the very last minute
What is eleventh? This is not a direct quote; rather, it is a concept portrayed in the Parable of the Laborers in Matthew 20:1–16.
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? The film portrays the lives of circus entertainers.
On July 2, the world commemorates these flying objects that visit us from the outer reaches of the universe.
What are UFOs? It’s World UFO Day. In 2021, The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed something called “unidentified aerial phenomena,” which is government-speak for UFOs. They caught triangular flying objects on video and published them
It is the capital of Russia.
What is Moscow? It’s also the largest city in Russia, with more than 12 million residents. The second-largest city is St. Petersburg, formerly known as Leningrad and Petrograd.
In 1982, the Canadian holiday known as Dominion Day was renamed to this.
What is Canada Day? Canada Day is celebrated on July 1 each year and commemorates Canada’s birthday. If July 1 falls on a Sunday, then the federal holiday is observed on July 2. It was first celebrated as Canada Day in 1983. Canada became completely independent in 1982, but it is still part of the British Commonwealth.
The blind leading this appears in Matthew 15:14.
What is blind? The first use of this phrase is credited to the Roman poet Horace.
Jimmy Stewart portrays this famous big band leader in the eponymous 1954 film.
Who is Glenn Miller? The full title is The Glenn Miller Story. June Allyson plays the female lead of Helen Burger.
On July 15, we commemorate this gooey pasta dish that is popular with children.
What is mac and cheese? Why not celebrate the day with some fancy three-cheese mac and cheese on Mac and Cheese Day?
The Kremlin complex is the heart of this square
What is Red? The complex houses five palaces and four cathedrals, and it is surrounded by a moat and a wall with 20 towers.
On July 14, Bastille Day is celebrated in this country.
What is France? It commemorates the day Parisians stormed the Bastille, which led to the French Revolution. Power was returned to the people of France, who gained independence from the monarchy
Cast pearls before these.
What is swine? This appears in Matthew 7:6
Jimmy Stewart stars as Charles Lindbergh in this 1957 film that depicts Lindbergh’s career.
What is Spirit of St. Louis? His airplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, was the first to fly nonstop from New York to Paris.
On July 20, we celebrate that familiar nighttime heavenly body that goes from new to full.
What is moon? The July full moon is called the thunder moon, wort moon, or buck moon.
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? The Olympics were held in England, where the Gregorian calendar had been in use for more than 150 years
On Canada Day, many Canadians display the flag, which has this symbol on it.
What is maple leaf? The maple leaf has been a symbol of Canada since 1834. Maple trees are abundant in Canada, and their sap has always been an important part of Canadian life. Canada provides 75 percent of the world’s maple syrup.
A fly in this medication refers to a thing that spoils something.
What is ointment? Ecclesiastes 10:1 states, “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor.” The modern idiom appeared in the 18th century.
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? Stewart plays the vice president of a company that is owned by his greedy father. Stewart and Arthur also co-star in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
July 29 is a great day to serve these little chicken parts with buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing.
What are wings? It’s National Chicken Wing Day.
This is the longest railway in the world.
What is Trans-Siberian Railway? It runs nonstop from Moscow to Vladivostok, almost the entire length of the country. The trip takes almost 152.5 hours; that’s 6.3 days.