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100

Where was the first celebration of Independence Day held?

What is Philadelphia in 1777

100

What is the number one food consumed on the 4th of July?

What is hot dogs

100

Who sings "Party in the USA"? 

What is Miley Cyrus 

100

What is the name of the man who made a midnight ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn residents the British were coming?

What is Paul Revere 

200

What is the location of the nation’s oldest 4th of July parade?

What is Bristol, Rhode Island

200

True or False; it is estimated that Americans consume an 68 million cases of beer during the week of Independence Day? 

What is True
200

Which two presidents of the United States died on July 4th of the same year?

What is John Adams and Thomas Jefferson 

200

What nickname was used for British soldiers during the Revolution?

What is The Red Coats 

300

When was the first 4th of July celebration held at the White House?

What is July 4, 1801, when Thomas Jefferson was president

300

How many pounds of chicken is bought leading up to Independence Day?


*Leeway number of 350 below and above the number

What is 750 million pounds 

300

On the Declaration of Independence, who had the largest signature?

What is John Hancock 

300

According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, how much did Americans spend on fireworks in 2023?


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What is 2.3 billion 

400

Every Independence Day, how many times does the Liberty Bell ring?

What is 13

400

Where does most of the pork hot dogs and sausages consumed on Independence Day come from?

What is Iowa

400

What was the total number of people who signed the Declaration of Independence?


What is 56 

400

What was the first state to declare the 4th of July a state holiday?

What is Massachusetts 

500

What was the name of the newspaper that published the Declaration of Independence?

What is The Pennsylvania Evening Post

500

Every July 4th, how many hot dogs are consumed?


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What is 150 million

500

Which American president was born on July 4th?

What is Calvin Coolidge, born on July 4, 1872

500

What was the estimated population of the United States on July 4, 1776?


*Leeway number of 350 below and above the number

What is 2.5 million