U.S. STATES
This tropical paradise became the 50th state in 1959.
What is Hawaii?
This European country granted crucial aid to the Colonies during the Revolutionary War. It also had its own revolution.
What is France?
This U.S. president delivered the Gettysburg Address in Pennsylvania.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This blockbuster film featured a shark attack that took place off Amity Island on the 4th of July.
What is Jaws?
This holiday is celebrated on the 19th of June: a day when the enslaved in Texas were informed of the end of slavery.
What is Juneteenth?
This was no ordinary party since it involved the renunciation of the tea tax and took place in Boston harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This political party represented the North.
What is the Republican Party?
This Jersey boy had a hit album called “Born in the U.S.A.” in 1984.
Who is Bruce Springsteen?
Celebrated as an alternative to Columbus Day, this holiday celebrates Native history and culture every 2nd of October.
What is Indigenous People's Day?
This incident in this northeastern city cost the lives of five people and would be one of the instigators of the American Revolution.
What is The Boston Massacre?
Facing a losing battle, this Confederate General surrendered to the Union in April 1865.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The backing band for Bob Dylan had a hit song that chronicled the last days of the Confederacy in the Civil War south. It would also be a hit for folk singer Joan Baez.
What is The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down?
Let's celebrate the workforce on the 1st Monday of September and the coming end of the Summer season.
What is Labor Day?
This state has the smallest area by land. It’s also the birthplace of author H.P. Lovecraft.
What is Rhode Island?
A landowner and politician, this author wrote a document that declared independence from Great Britain.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Aliens invade Earth and humanity launches a defensive on the 4th of July in this summertime hit from 1996.
What is Independence Day?
If you served in the U.S. Armed Forces, your special day is on the 11th of November.
What is Veteran's Day?
A treaty was reached in 1783 ending the war and it happened in this French City of Light.
What is Paris?
Tom Cruise earned an Academy-Award nomination playing Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in this Oliver Stone directed film.
What is Born on the Fourth of July?