American History
This is the year the Declaration of Independence signed.
What is 1776?
This bird has been the national bird and symbol of the United States since 1782.
What is the bald eagle?
Americans eat about 150 million of these on the Fourth of July.
What are hot dogs?
"God bless America, land..."
"that I love."
Tom Hanks played the title character in this film that includes scenes at the Washington Monument and a Fourth of July celebration.
What is Forrest Gump?
This 1863 speech by Abraham Lincoln begins, "Four score and seven years ago..."
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This cracked Philadelphia landmark has become an enduring symbol of American independence.
What is the Liberty Bell?
This dessert is often described by the phrase "as American as" itself.
What is apple pie?
"O beautiful for spacious skies..."
"for amber waves of grain."
This 1975 Steven Spielberg thriller helped make people afraid to go swimming during Fourth of July weekend.
What is Jaws?
This Founding Father wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This 305-foot-tall gift from France stands in New York Harbor and symbolizes freedom.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
Chicago famously serves hot dogs without this condiment.
What is ketchup?
"And I'm proud to be an American, where..."
"at least I know I'm free."
This 1996 blockbuster featured aliens attacking Earth on July 4th.
What is Independence Day?
Ratified in 1791, these first ten amendments to the Constitution protect freedoms such as speech, religion, and the press.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This official national anthem was written from a poem by Francis Scott Key after the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812.
What is "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
Brisket is the signature barbecue meat of this state, where smoked barbecue is a point of state pride.
What is Texas?
"Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong..."
"West Virginia, mountain mama."
Tom Cruise earned his first Academy Award nomination portraying Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in this 1989 film.
What is Born on the Fourth of July?
He became the first president to live in the White House.
Who is John Adams?
This national motto has appeared on U.S. coins since the 1800s and means "Out of many, one."
What is "E Pluribus Unum"?
Nathan's Famous has held its annual Fourth of July eating contest in this Brooklyn neighborhood since 1972.
What is Coney Island?
"It winds from Chicago to LA, more than two thousand miles all the way..."
"...get your kicks on Route 66."
In this Disney film, Nicolas Cage steals the Declaration of Independence.
What is National Treasure?