4th of July History
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4th of July Fun
1

There are _____ stars and _____ stripes are on the United States Flag.

50 stars and 13 stripes

1

Two idiots fight over another man's wife at a ski resort.

Dumb and Dumber

1

A trash compactor falls in love.

Wall-E

1

The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth.

Independence Day

1

This color is the hardest to produce in fireworks.

blue

2

The stars on the United States flag represent each _____.

State ( 13 colonies ) 

2

Two unemployed, middle-aged men are forced to be roommates.

Step Brothers

2

Extensive hair care knowledge saves the day.

Legally Blonde

2

A widowed farmer, with a brave but brutal military past, decides not to join up when the British arrive in 1776.

The Patriot

2

Fireworks were originally invented in what country?

China
3

How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?

56

3

Immigrant adoptee is repatriated to country of birth, experiences culture shock and prejudice.

Elf

3

After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.

Central Intelligence

3

The massive three-day conflict begins as Confederate General Robert E. Lee presses his troops north into Pennsylvania

Gettysburg

3

Which company is the largest consumer of fireworks in the world?

Walt Disney

4

In what year did the 4th of July become a Federal holiday?

1870

4

Group spends 9 hours returning jewerly

Lord of the Rings

4

Five good friends and former teammates reunite with their families for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Grown Ups

4

This war movie was based on a true story where he received an award for "his bravery, selflessness and compassion after he risked his life -- without firing a shot -- to save 75 men in the Battle of Okinawa."

Hacksaw Ridge

4

What kind of tea did the American colonists thirst for?

Liberty (Liber-tea)

5

The Statue of Liberty (including the base) is how many feet tall? (hint, more than 100)

305 feet

5

4 New Yorkers get stranded on a tropical island and one of them tries to turn it into a party when he gets high and has a really bad case of the munchies

Madagascar

5

'Shake and bake!'

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

5

This movie came out in 2012 about a famous president who struggled with continuing carnage on the battlefield.

Lincoln

5

Americans will consume 375 million of these on July 4th.

Hamburgers