Music
Originally a British mocking song but now sung as a patriotic tune.
What is "Yankee Doodle Dandy"?
On July 4, 1778, George Washington gave his soldiers a double ration of this.
What is rum?
About 155 million pounds of this popular treat is consumed during the July 4th holiday.
What is watermelon?
This term originated during the War of 1812 based on the meat packer who supplied barrels of beef to the U.S. Army during the war.
What is Uncle Sam? (meat packer was Samuel Wilson)
This has changed 26 times over the years in the USA.
What is the flag?
Written in 1896, this song became the national march in 1987.
What is "Stars and Stipes Forever"?
This is tapped 13 times every 4th of July.
What is the Liberty Bell?
This WWII slogan was used in war propaganda to evoke patriotism.
What is "As American as apple pie"?
This phrase comes from the bold signature of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
What is "put your John Hancock"?
Announced on July 4, 1803, this doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Written by Irving Berlin in 1918, this song became popular during World War II.
What is "God Bless America"?
When the White House hosted its first July 4th party, this president opened the Executive Mansion for the occasion.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
5% of the annual national consumption of this happens over the 4th of July weekend.
What is beer?
Architecturally, the height of this building is 1776 feet, symbolizing the year of American Independence.
What is One World Trade Center?
Robert G. Heft, a 17-year-old, created this for a school project in 1958.
What is the 50 star flag of the USA?
First published in 1985, this song was inspired by the view from Pikes Peak in Colorado.
What is "America the Beautiful"?
This founding father predicted July 2nd (off 2 days) to "be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival...with Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.”
Who is John Adams?
750 million pounds of this meat is purchased leading up to the 4th of July.
What is chicken?
Today the average life expectancy in the U.S. is over 78 years, this was the life expectancy in 1776.
What is about 35 years?
These two led the Corps of Discovery in the first July 4th celebration west of the Mississippi - held near Independence Creek in Kansas in 1804.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
The theme of this song is a positive interpretation of the history of immigration to the United States.
What is "America" -- also known as "They're Comin' to America"?
This is the aim of Freedom 250 -- the 4th of July Fireworks event planned for Washington D.C. on July 4, 2026.
What is breaking the Guinness World Records for the largest firework display.
This competitive eating event is held every July 4th in Coney Island, NY.
What is Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest?
The U.S. population is over 330 million today, this was the population in 1776.
What is about 2.5 million?
This president died after eating cherries and iced milk at a July 4 event - possible suspects: heat stroke, cholera or bad water.
Who is Zachary Taylor?