Makes me want a hotdog
Around 150 million of these will be consumed on the 4th of July.
What are hotdogs
Who led the first expedition to the Pacific Coast?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, guided in part by Sacagawea.
What was the name given to the mechanical shark on the set of Jaws?
Bruce
Philadelphia's name comes from the Latin words "phílos" and "adelphós ", which translate to what?
phílos- beloved/love
adelphós- Brotherly/brother
During the War of 1812, what song was written and still sang today?
The Star spangled Banner/ National Anthem
What movie does Jennifer Coolidge really want a hot dog real bad on the 4th of July? (Chickflick)
Legally Blonde 2
What were colonists protesting during the Boston Tea Party?
Taxation without representation, specifically the Tea Act imposed by the British Parliament.
Whose line is this anyway?:
“Well this is not a boat accident. It wasn’t any propeller.It wasn’t any coral reef and it wasn’t any Jack the Ripper! It was a SHARK!
Matt Hooper
What is the William Penn curse?
No Philly team had won a championship since Liberty Place was erected to stand taller than the William Penn statue atop City Hall... Until 2008
Bruce Springteen sings that:
I had a brother at Khe Sanh
Fightin' off them Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a woman he loved in _____
Where is the woman his brother loved from?
Saigon
Which president of the United States was the first to host a Fourth of July celebration at the White House?
Thomas Jefferson in 1801
Where were the 101st airborn dropped into on June 6th, 1944?
Normandy, France
How many victims total were eaten by the shark?
7
The Philadelphia Eagles got their name from the logo of what famous document/act?
National Industrial Recovery Act/ part of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal
This singer is credited with having the best Super Bowl national anthem of all time.
Whitney Houston
Which two presidents of the United States died on July 4th of the same year?
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826. This was also the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which they both signed.
Which battle marked the turning point of the American Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What is the name of Quint's boat? What is the significance of the name?
Orca/ Orcas are natural predators to sharks.
In 1943 during WWII what was the name of the PA football team?
Steagles’ or Phil-Pitt.
James Brown sang "Living in America" in what 80's film?
Rocky 4
Every Independence Day, the Liberty Bell is rung how many times?
13, once for each of the 13 original colonies.
Which four presidents were assassinated while in office?
Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy.
Peter Benchley was the first host of Shark Week, why?
He is the author of Jaws.
Who has the 3rd longest punt in the NFL with 91 yards?
Randall Cunningham (against the Giants in 1989)
Name this song:
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
That's when the DJ dropped my favorite tune
And a Britney song was on
Party in the USA-Miley Cyrus