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This document was adopted on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This Founding Father was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The iconic blonde, Jennifer Coolidge, made this line famous in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde, "You look like the fourth of july ....."
Finish the quote!
What is "makes me want a hot dog real bad"?
Name this song and artist: "It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep"
What is Fireflies by Owl City?
What metallic salts might I need to make a red firework?
What are strontium compounds?
This group officially voted for independence from Britain on July 2, 1776.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
He is known as the “Father of the Constitution.”
Who is James Madison?
Steve Rogers, iconically says this in Captain America: The First Avenger, "I'm just a kid from ...."
Finish the quote!
What is "Brooklyn"?
Name this song and artist: "Now, do you believe in rock 'n' roll? Can music save your mortal soul?"
What is American Pie by Don McLean?
What metallic salts might I need to make a orange firework?
What are calcium salts?
This 56-member group signed the Declaration, though not all signatures were added on July 4.
Who are the Founding Fathers / signers of the Declaration of Independence?
This Founding Father helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris in 1783 and later became the first U.S. ambassador to France.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Forrest Gump exists as one of the most iconic american characters in cinema. How does this quote start?
"... you've got to put the past behind you."
What is "My mama always said"?
Name this song and artist: "Now everybody do the propaganda. And sing along to the age of paranoia"
What is American Idiot by Green Day?
What metallic salts might I need to make a yellow firework?
What are sodium compounds?
This Boston printer risked his life distributing revolutionary ideas like Common Sense before 1776.
Who is Thomas Paine?
He wrote most of the Federalist Papers under the pseudonym “Publius” alongside Madison.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This American classic has inspired little girls for years. "You show up, you play, you prove it." Using this quote, identify the name of the film!
What is "A League of Their Own"?
Name this song and artist: "Don't catch you slippin' now. Look at how I'm livin' now.":
What is This is America by Childish Gambino?
What metallic salts might I need to make a green firework?
What are barium compounds?
This pamphlet written in 1776 argued that independence from Britain was necessary and inevitable.
What is Common Sense?
This Founding Father presided over the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
Who is George Washington?
In National Treasure, what is Riley Poole referring to in this quote: "You don’t know this? I know something about history that you don’t know"
What is the location of Benjamin Franklin's bifocals?
Name the song and artist: "Feel like hopping on a flight. Back to my hometown tonight."
Daily Double: What year did this song come out?
What is Party in the U.S.A by Miley Cyrus?
Daily Double: What is 2009?
What metallic salts might I need to make a blue firework?
What are copper compounds?