States
Number of states there were in America in 1776
What is 13
The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Hancock
On the original American flag, the stars were arranged in this shape
What is a circle
The first year the Independence day was celebrated nationally
a) 1776
b)1777
c) 1778
What is 1777
The document July 4 commemorates
What is the Declaration of Independence
The state where the U.S. capitol first resided
What is Pennsylvania
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
How many times does the Liberty Bell ring on every Independence Day?
a) 10
b) 13
c) 4
What is 13
Independence Day should have been celebrated on which date?
a) July 2
b) July 1
c) August 2
What is July 2
Iconic phrase that was altered by adding "under God", in 1954, because of Communist threat
What is the Pledge of Allegiance
First state to declare July 4 an official holiday
What is Massachusetts
Wrote the Star Spangled Banner
a) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
b) Francis Scott Key
c) Ralph Waldo Emerson
Who is Francis Scott Key
Americans eat, on average, how many hot dogs on Independence Day?
a) 155 million
b) 2.6 million
c) 224 million
What is 155 million
July 4 wasn't declared a national holiday until which year?
a) 1787
b) 1801
c) 1870
What is 1870
The first news paper to print the Declaration of Independence
a) Pennsylvania Evening Post
b) Boston Chronicle
c) Columbian Mirror
d) Fairfield Gazette
What is the Pennsylvania Evening Post
Hosts the nation's oldest Fourth of July parade
a) Rhode Island
b) Massachusetts
c) Maine
What is Rhode Island
First president to hold a July 4 celebration in the White House
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) John Adams
c) James Madison
Who is Thomas Jefferson
Accounts for the most fireworks-related injuries every 4th of July
a) Roman candles & bottle rockets
b) Bottle rockets & sparklers
c) Sparklers & firecrackers
What is sparklers & firecrackers
The day Independence Day was celebrated in 1779
a) July 3
b) July 5
c) July 2
What is July 5
Number of founding fathers that signed the Declaration of Independence
a) 5
b) 13
c) 27
d) 56
What is 56
State where the Liberty Bell is located
What is Pennsylvania
President born on July 4
a) Calvin Coolidge
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Teddy Roosevelt
Who is Calvin Coolidge
Declared the thirteen colonies were no longer part of the British Empire
a) Conventional Congress
b) Continental Congress
c) Confederate Congress
What is the Continental Congress
Event that happened on July 4 1960
a) Heat wave killed hundreds of Americans
b) Philippines declared independence from America
c) A 50th star was added to the flag
What is a 50th star was added to the flag
FLASH FORWARD: Amendment that is loophole for modern day slavery
What is the 13th Amendment