Off the Beaten Path
On road trips or sitting on a bus to summer camp, kids would sing a song about beer that started with this number.
99. "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall"
On July 1961, Princess Diana was born and later became the Princess of Wales when she married the heir to the British throne. This was her title and name before she married the then-Prince Charles.
Lady Diana Spencer
July's full moon is known as this.
Buck Moon. July is the final month of Buck's antler growth.
What drink, popular in England for breakfast and popular in the South in the summer, is associated with tax protests that took place in the Boston Harbor in 1773?
Tea
What genre of film is "The Blair Witch Project"?
Horror
"I'm a man of means by no means" is a line from this popular 1965 song by Roger Miller.
"King of the Road"
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law this act that provides health insurance to Americans aged 65 and older.
Medicare. The act amended the Social Security Act, which became law in 1935.
This was Coca-Cola's original diet soda brand.
Tab. It debuted in 1963 and was discontinued in 2020.
What patriotic hymn is sung to the tune of "God Save the Queen?"
"My Country Tis of Thee"
Which famous musician was married to Yoko Ono?
John Lennon
When hiking in a national park, you may run into this bear who warns, "Only you can prevent wildfires."
Smokey. Smokey Bear was inaugurated in 1944.
The hottest days of summer in the northern hemisphere occur between July 3 and August 11 and are humorously known as this.
Dog days of summer.
What planet in our solar system has the smallest moon?
Mars
What other country used to celebrate its independence on July 4th?
The Philippines. This country gained its independence from America on July 4, 1946, but today, that day is called Filippino-American friendship day. The Philippines now celebrates its independence on June 12, because it was on this day in 1898 that the Philippines declared its independence from Spain.
Which two groups make up the U.S. Congress?
Senate and House of Representatives.
The best view of this natural light display in Earth's polar regions would be far from the lights of civilization.
aurora borealis or the northern lights
This is the easiest way to retain hydration in a garden's soil during the brutal heat of July.
mulching
Who located the wreck of the Titanic in September 1985?
Robert Ballard
Who was the only U.S. president born on July 4th.
Calvin Coolidge. He was born in 1872.
In which professional sport did Brian Boitano win an Olympic gold medal in the 1988 Winter Olympics?
Figure Skating
This overnight train chugs through a vast swath of Middle America on its north-south route and is memorialized by Arlo Guthrie's 1972 hit tune of the same name.
"City of New Orleans." Amtrack still runs the 900-mile route, taking 19 hours and has 23 stops along the full route.
This national celebration in France happens every July and draws huge crowds to the streets of Paris.
Bastille Day
This show, originally named "The Detective", opens with "who knows what lurks in the hearts of men?"
The Shadow
What was the first newspaper to print the Declaration of Independence?
The Pennsylvania Evening Post, which published it on July 6, 1776. There are 19 known copies of this edition in existence today.
On what did Greg Louganis hit his head in competition at the 1988 Olympics?
Diving Board