Paul Revere
The Declaration of Indpendence
Wild Card Questions
100

How many lanterns hung in the bell tower?

two lanterns

100

How many parts make up the Declaration of Independence?

5 Main Parts

100

What was used to sign the Declaration?

Quill pen and Ink

200

The events of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride was turned into a ______.

a. letter

b. poem

c. song 

A poem

200

True or False

Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration of Independence.

True

200

What is a minuteman?

A regular colonists who was ready at a minutes notice to prepare to fight.

300

Finish the saying: One if by __________, two if by _________.

Land/ Sea

One if by land two if by sea

300

Why did John Hancock sign his name so big?

So King George III could see it without his classes.

300

What time is Midnight?

12:00 in the morning

400

True or False

Paul Revere warned the colonists all by himself. 

False

Samuel Prescott and Charles Dawes completed the ride since Revere was captured.

400

Can you see the Declaration of Independence today?

If you can where can you see it?

Yes, you can see it at the National Archives Museum In Washington D.C.

400

Which colony did not want to sign the Declaration of Independence, but decided to later?

New York

500

Paul Revere was a silversmith. What is a silversmith and what did he make that rings each year in his honor.

A silversmith makes spoons, tea pots, forks, knives. He made bells and the bell in Philadelphia rings in his honor each year.

500

How many days did it take for Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence?

Only 17 Days!

500

What day do we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Indepence?

July 4th