4th July Celebration
Who was president when the first 4th of July celebration was held at the White House?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1981 until her retirement in 2006?
Sandra Day O’Connor
The University of California San Diego's Theodore Geisel Library is named for a writer who might be better recognized by what pen name?
Dr. Seuss
What is the California state animal?
Grizzly Bear
Who has the biggest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Which city hosted the first official Independence Day celebration on July 4, 1777?
Philadelphia
What amendment to the Constitution granted women the right to vote in 1920?
The 19th Amendment
Pierre Omidyar founded which popular online auction company in 1995 out of San Jose, California?
Ebay
What unusual pet was rumored to have stayed for a time in the White House during the presidency of John Quincy Adams?
Alligator
How many signatures are on the Declaration of Independence?
56
How many times does the Liberty Bell ring on each Independence Day?
13 times
Which U.S. state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
Wyoming in 1869
The "Emerald Triangle," composed of California's Humboldt, Trinity, and Mendocino counties, gets its name from the fact that it is the United States' leading producer of what plant?
Cannabis
Instead of the bald eagle, what bird did Benjamin Franklin think should have been chosen for America's national animal?
Turkey
Where was the Declaration of Independence stored during World War II?
Fort Knox, Kentucky
According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, roughly how many hot dogs are eaten on the 4th of July?
150 million
What was the name given to young women who challenged traditional norms by wearing short skirts, bobbed hair, and engaging in activities like smoking and drinking?
Flappers
Bowling is not legal down the sidewalk of this California city?
Chico
Today it's a treat, but in colonial days this "cockroach of the sea" was fed to indentured servants and prisoners
Lobster
One of the most famous lines in the Declaration of Independence is “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” But as originally drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the pursuit was not of happiness but of what?
Property
Which president was born on the 4th of July?
Calvin Coolidge (July 4, 1872)
Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States?
Victoria Woodhull in 1872
In what California city is it illegal to hunt months under street lamps?
Los Angeles
Which Founding Father moved a dog named Satan into the White House when he became president?
John Adams
On which day was the Declaration of Independence primarily signed
August 2, 1776