4th of July
Volcanoes
Almost EGOT
Boy Bands
Black Inventors
200

This revolutionary leader was the only one to actually sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776

John Hancock

200
40 years ago this Washington state volcano erupted killing 57 people

Mt St Helens

200

This voice of Darth Vader only has an honorary Oscar, which was awarded in 2012

James Earl Jones

200

Am I your fire?  Your one desire. 

I Want It That Way

200

In 1923, Garrett Morgan added this color to traffic lights, significantly reducing accidents at intersections 

Yellow

400

This hot dog chain hosts the Annual Hot Dog eating contest on July 4th at Coney Island

Nathan's

400

This mountain erupted in 79AD destroying Pompeii, as well as other Italian settlements

Mt. Vesuvius

400

This legendary filmmaker is a Tony short of an EGOT after winning an Oscar for The Departed in 2006

Martin Scorsese

400

I like girls that wear Abercrombie & Fitch

Summer Girls

400

George Washington Carver worked with this crop to revitalize soil ravaged by cotton farming

Peanuts

600

This President was born July 4th, 1872 - the only President born on the 4th of July

Calvin Coolidge

600

The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in this Eurpoean country disrupted air travel for weeks

Iceland

600

This Fargo actress has yet to win a Grammy

Frances Mcdormand

600

I'm doing this tonight
You're probably gonna start a fight
I know this can't be right
Hey baby come on

Bye Bye Bye

600

Shirley Jackson, an AT&T engineer, made this breakthough that made screening your calls possible

Caller ID

800

The 1989 film Born on the 4th of July starred this Hollywood A-lister

Tom Cruise

800

The tallest volcano in our solar system is on this planet

Mars

800

These South Park creators are just an Oscar short of the EGOT

Trey Parker and Matt Stone

800

Baby you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed

What Makes You Beautiful

800

Without this Lewis Latimer invention, Steve Carrell's iconic line in Anchorman wouldn't make any sense

Lamp

1000

Independence Day became a paid federal holiday in this year

1938

1000

The tallest and biggest volcanoes on Earth are side by side on this continent

North America

1000

This iconic composer holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for a living person but has yet to receive a single Tony Award nomination.

John Williams

1000

(step) hey girl, in your eyes
I see a picture of me all the time
(step) And girl, when you smile
You got to know that you drive me wild

Step by Step

1000

Lonnie Johnson is a NASA engineer with nearly 50 patents but 90s kids will always thank him for this alliterative summer toy

Super Soaker