INDEPENDENCE DAY
FOUNDING FATHERS
HISTORIC JULY
BASEBALL
HOT DOGS
"APPLE" PIE
THE 40'S
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WE ALL CELEBRATE JULY 4TH AS OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY, AS THAT WAS THE DATE THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS ADOPTED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. BUT WHAT DATE DID THE CONGRESS PASS A RESOLUTION DECLARING INDEPENDENCE?
JULY 1ST - JULY 2ND - JULY 3RD - JULY 4TH
JULY 2, 1776
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WHICH 2 OF OUR FUTURE PRESIDENTS SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
GEORGE WASHINGTON - JOHN ADAMS - THOMAS JEFFERSON - JAMES MADISON - JAMES MONROE
ADAMS & JEFFERSON
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0N JULY 4TH 1863, AFTER A SIX WEEK SIEGE THIS SOUTHERN CITY ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SURRENDERED TO GENERAL GRANT.
MEMPHIS - VICKSBURG - NEW ORLEANS - BATON ROUGE
VICKSBURG
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ON MAY 21, 1935, THE FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME WAS PLAYED AT NIGHT UNDER LIGHTS, THAT WERE LIT WHEN PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESSED A TELEGRAPH KEY IN THE OVAL OFFICE ILLUMINATING THIS FIELD.
CROSLEY - FENWAY - WRIGLEY - YANKEE
CROSLEY FIELD IN CINCINNATI IN A GAME BETWEEN THE REDS AND THE PHILLIES
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JOEY CHESTNUT HOLDS THE MUSTARD BELT FOR NATHAN'S HOT DOG EATING CONTEST, EATING THIS MANY HOT DOGS IN THE 10 MINUTES ALLOTED
37 - 46 -54 -62
62 MIKO SUDO HOLDS THE WOMEN'S BELT EATING 39.5 
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APPLES ARE NOT NATIVE TO NORTH AMERICA. WHERE TO SCIENTISTS SAY APPLES ORIGINATED.
CENTRAL ASIA - MIDDLE EAST - EASTERN EUROPE - JAPAN
CENTRAL ASIA IN KAZAKHSTAN EAST OF THE CASPIAN SEA. UNTIL 1997, ITS CAPITAL WAS ALMA ATA, WHICH TRANSLATES "FULL OF APPLES".
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MINIMUM WAGE IN 1940
$.30 - $.43 - $.52 - $60
$.43 (EQUALIVENT TO $9.65 TODAY ACCORDING TO U.S. INFLATION CALCULATOR)
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HOW MANY INDIVIUALS SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
13 - 39 - 56 - 65
56
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WHICH 2 OF OUR FUTURE PRESIDENTS SIGNED THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES?
GEORGE WASHINGTON - JOHN ADAMS - THOMAS JEFFERSON - JAMES MADISON - JAMES MONROE
WASHINGTON & MADISON
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JULY 16, 1969 MARKED THE LAUNCH OF APOLLO 11. NEIL ARMSTRONG SET FOOT ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON HOW MANY DAYS LATER?
2 - 3 - 4 - 5
4 DAYS LATER ON JULY 20TH
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WHICH CURRENT MAJOR LEAGUE STADIUM IS THE OLDEST?
WRIGLEY FIELD - FENWAY PARK - YANKEE STADIUM - DODGER STADIUM
FENWAY PARK - FIRST GAME APRIL 20, 1912
WRIGLEY - APRIL 23, 1914
DODGER STADIUM - APRIL 10, 1962
YANKEE STADIUM - APRIL 16, 2009
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APPROXIMATELY, HOW MANY HOT DOGS ARE CONSUMED FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY?
100 MILLION - 150 MILLION - 200 MILLION - OVER 250 MILLION
ACCORDING TO THE NHDSC, (THE NATIONAL HOT DOG AND SAUSAGE COUNCIL) AMERICANS EAT AROIUND 150 MILLION ON THE FOURTH. THAT'S ENOUGHT HOT DOGS TO STRETCH FROM WASHINGTON D.C. TO LOS ANGELES MORE THAN 5 TIMES.
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IN 2023, WORLD PRODUCTION OF APPLES APPROXIMATED AROUND THIS MANY MILLION TONS.
68 - 73 - 83 - 95
83
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LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR FEMALES IN 1940
66.3 - 65.9 - 68.2 - 70.1
68.2 & 60.8 FOR MEN (THE 2021 RELEASE OF LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR FEMALES WAS 79.1 AND MALES 73.2)
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JOHN ADAMS WROTE TO HIS WIFE, " IT OUGHT TO BE COMMEMORATED AS A DAY OF DELIVERANCE BY ACTS OF DEVOTION TO GOD ALMIGHTY. IT OUGHT TO BE SOLEMNIZED WITH POMP AND PARADES, WITH GAMES, BELLS, BONFIRES AND FIREWORKS FROM ONE END OF THE CONTINENT TO THE OTHER FROM THIS TIME FORWARD FOREVER MORE." HOW MUCH IS SPENT ON FIREWORKS FOR THE 4TH YEARLY?
500 MILLION - 1.3 BILLION - 2.7 BILLION -3.3 BILLION DOLLARS
2.7 BILLION DOLLARS
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TRUE OR FALSE.
THOMAS JEFFERSON AND JOHN ADAMS REFUSED TO SIGN THE CONSTITUTION.
FALSE. THEY WERE BOTH OUT OF THE COUNTRY. ADAMS WAS IN ENGLAND AS AMBASSADOR AND JEFFERSON IN FRANCE AS THE SAME.
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ON JULY 1, 1862, PRESIDENT LINCOLN ENACTED THE FIRST INCOME TAX OF ___% FOR INCOMES OVER $600 AND ___% FOR THOSE OVER $10000.
2 & 4% - 3 & 5% - 4 & 6%
3% FOR INCOMES OVER $18657.56 IN TODAY'S MONEY AND 5% FOR THOSE OVER $310959.40
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SINCE 1950, ALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLS HAVE TO BE RUBBED BY MUD THAT COMES FROM ONE PLACE ALONG THIS RIVER.
OHIO - DELAWARE - MISSISSIPPI - MISSOURI
DELAWARE. THE EXACT LOCATION IS A TIGHTLY HELD SECRET PASSED DOWN TO ONLY PERSON.
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HOT DOGS CAN BE TRACED BACK TO GERMANY AS SAUSAGES CALLED FRANKFURTERS. THEY WERE BROUGHT TO THE U.S. BY GERMANY IMMIGRANTS AND SOLD AS DACHSHUND SAUSAGES. THUS THE HOT "DOG" BECAME THE NICKNAME. BUT SAUSAGES CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THIS CIVILIZATION.
ROMANS - GREEK - EGYPTIANS - SUMERIANS
SUMERIANS . CUNIFORM WRITINGS REVEALED A RECIPE OF INTESTINES STUFFED WITH FORCEMEAT
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THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF APPLES IN THE WORLD IS.....
USA - MEXICO - CHINA - JAPAN
CHINA. IN 2023, CHINA ACCOUNTED FOR JUST OVER HALF OF ALL APPLES.
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THE COST OF AN AVERAGE HOME IN 1940
$4100 - $5300 - $6200 - $7000
$5300 (2024 - $118,897.55)
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APPROXIMATELY, HOW MANY PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF FIREWORKS TAKE PLACE AROUND THE COUNTRY ON JULY 4TH?
100,000 - 54000 - 43000 - 14000
14000
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WE ALL KNOW GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE THE OFFICE BY THE CONSTITUTION, THERE WERE PRESIDENTS OF BOTH THE CONTINENTIAL CONGRESS AND CONFEDERATION CONGRESS. HOW MANY SERVED IN THAT ROLE?
6 - 9 -12 -17
17
- Peyton Randolph: Sep. 5 – Oct. 22, 1774
- Henry Middleton: Oct. 22 – Oct. 26, 1774
- Peyton Randolph: May 10 – May 24, 1775
- John Hancock: May 24, 1775 – Oct. 31, 1777
- Henry Laurens: Nov. 1, 1777 – Dec. 9, 1778
- John Jay: Dec. 10, 1778 – Sep. 27, 1779
- Samuel Huntington: Sep. 28, 1779 – Mar. 1, 1781
- Samuel Huntington: Mar. 2 – July 6, 1781
- Thomas McKean: July 10 – Oct. 23, 1781
- John Hanson: Nov. 5, 1781 – Nov. 3, 1782
- Elias Boudinot: Nov. 4, 1782–Nov. 3, 1783
- Thomas Mifflin: Nov. 3, 1783 – Nov. 30, 1784
- Richard Henry Lee: Nov. 30, 1784 – Nov. 4, 1785
- John Hancock: Nov. 23, 1785 – June 5, 1786
- Nathaniel Gorham: June 6, 1786 – Feb. 2, 1787
- Arthur St. Clair: Feb. 2 – Oct. 5, 1787
- Cyrus Griffin: Jan. 22, 1788 – Mar. 2, 1789
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ON JULY 10, 1943, ALLIED FORCES LAUNCHED THE FIRST INVASION INTO EUROPE ON THIS ISLAND.
MALTA - CRETE - SARDINIA - SICILY
SICILY
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PRIOR TO A GAME, AN UMPIRE OR OTHER FIELD ASSISTANT RUBS THIS MINIMUM AMOUNT OF BASEBALLS.
3 DOZEN - 4 DOZEN - 5 DOZEN - 6 DOZEN
6 DOZEN
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THIS MIDWEST CITY'S STYLE CONSISTS OF A KEILBASA SAUSAGE(EITHER GRILLED OR DEEP FRIED) IN A BUN TOPPED WITH FRENCH FRIES, THEN BARBACUE SAUCE AND TOPPED OFF WITH COLE SLAW.
CHICAGO - DETROIT - CLEVELAND - MILWAUKEE
CLEVELAND
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ACCORDING TO USDA IN 2021, 45.9 POUNDS OF APPLES PER PERSON WERE AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMPTION. WHICH METHOD WERE MOST USED FOR?
JUICE/CIDER - FRESH APPLES - CANNED,FROZEN, DRIED OR OTHER
52% FOR JUICE/CIDER OR ABOUT 2 GALLONS PER PERSON. FOLLOWED BY FRESH 34% OR 15.8 POUNDS PER PERSON . 14% OTHERS
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THE NUMBER OF U.S. HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAD INDOOR PLUMBING IN 1940
43% - 48% - 55% - 59%
55%
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TRUE OR FALSE. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WAS THE OLDEST MAN TO SIGN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
TRUE. HE WAS 70 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME
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IS THE FOLLOWING QUOTE FROM COMMON SENSE OR THE DECLARATION OR THE CONSTITUTION?
“But there is another and greater distinction for which no truly natural or religious reason can be assigned, and that is the distinction of men into KINGS and SUBJECTS. Male and female are the distinctions of nature, good and bad the distinctions of Heaven; but how a race of men came into the world so exalted above the rest, and distinguished like some new species, is worth inquiring into, and whether they are the means of happiness or of misery to mankind.
COMMON SENSE WRITTEN BY THOMAS PAINE, WHICH JEFFERSON ATTRIBUTED MUCH INFLUENCE TO THE WRITING OF THE DECLARATION
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ON JULY 13, 1787, THE CONGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATION OF THE UNITED STATES ENACTED THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE WHICH LED TO 5 NEW STATES, OHIO IN 1803 (#17), INDIANA IN 1816 (#19), ILLINOIS IN 1818 (#21), MICHIGAN IN 1837 (#26) AND THE 30TH STATE
WISCONSIN - IOWA - MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN
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THE FIRST WORLD SERIES WAS PLAYED BETWEEN THE BOSTON AMERICANS AND THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES IN THIS YEAR.
1903 - 1907 - 1910 - 1913
1903
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THIS EAST COAST STATE HAS THEIR STYLE OF HOT DOG ON A BUN WITH CHILI, ONIONS AND COLE SLAW. AND SOMETIMES MUSTARD
VIRGINIA - NORTH CAROLINA - GEORGIA - MARYLAND
NORTH CAROLINA
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TRUE OR FALSE. THE BIBLE INDENTIFIES EVE AS PICKING AN APPLE IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN
FALSE.
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THE PERCENTAGE OF U.S. HOUSEHOLDS TO OWNED A RADIO
60% - 73% - 82% - 91%
82%
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TRUE OR FALSE.
JOHN HANCOCK WAS THE FIRST TO SIGN THE DECLARATION.
TRUE.
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THE FIRST SITTING PRESIDENT, WHO DID NOT RECEIVE HIS PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR A SECOND TERM.
MILLARD FILLMORE - JOHN TYLER - FRANKLIN PIERCE - ANDREW JOHNSON - CHESTER A ARTHUR
JOHN TYLER WHO SUCCEED WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON BECOMING OUR 10TH PRESIDENT.
FRANKLIN PIERCE WAS THE FIRST ELECTED PRESIDENT TO NOT RECEIVE RE-NOMINATION.
ALL THE OTHERS SUCCEDED AFTER THE DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT
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WHAT EVENT OCCURRED AT 530 AM ON JULY 16, 1945 AT ALAMOGORDO NEW MEXICO?
THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB "FAT BOY" WAS EXPLODED.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GOES THROUGH THIS NUMBER OF BASEBALLS EACH YEAR.
OVER 250,000 - OVER 475,000 - OVER 630,000 - OVER 900,000
OVER 900,000
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THIS WEST COAST CITY'S STYLE IS TO GRILL A SPLIT HOT DOG, PUT IT ON A TOASTED BUN AND SLATHER IT WITH CREAM CHEESE AND GRILLED ONION. SOME PLACES OFFER SRIRACHA SAUCE OR JALAPENOS
SEATTLE - PORTLAND - SAN FRANCISCO - SAN DIEGO
SEATTLE
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TRUE OR FALSE. APPLE SEEDS ARE TOXIC
TRUE. SUBSTAINIAL AMOUNTS OF CYANIDE ARE FOUND IN SOME SEEDS AND PITS OF FRUITS, INCLUDING APPLES, APRICOTS AND PEACHES.
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WHY DID THE RADIO SCRIPT WRITERS THINK THAT THE NETWORK WOULDN'T ALLOW THEM TO WRITE THAT A GIRLFRIEND STAYED UNTIL MIDNIGHT TO CLOSE A DOOR THAT WAS PART OF THE STORY?
THEY WEREN'T EVEN ENGAGED.
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APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY HOT DOGS ARE CONSUMED ON THE 4TH OF JULY?
150 MILLION - 1.5 BILLION - 5 MILLION - 180 THOUSAND
150 MILLION
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WHICH FOUNDING FATHER DID NOT ATTEND COLLEGE?
WASHINGTON - ADAMS - JEFFERSON - MADISON
WASHINGTON
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ON JULY 30, 1975, JIMMY HOFFA DISAPPEARED OUTSIDE A RESTAURANT IN THE DETROIT AREA. HE HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND AND WAS DECLARED DEAD BY A JUDGE IN 1983. WHAT UNION DID HE HEAD?
UNITED STEELWORKERS - UNITED AUTO WORKERS - TEAMSTERS - AFL-CIO
TEAMSTERS
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NOLAN RYAN HOLDS MULTIPLE RECORDS. MOST CAREER NO-HITTERS AT 7. THE OLDEST PITCHER TO THROW A NO-HITTER AT 44 YEARS OLD. AND HAVING THE MOST NO-HITTERS TO BE BROKEN UP IN THE 7TH INNING OR LATER, AT THIS NUMBER
12 - 17 - 20 - 24
24
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CORPORAL KLINGER ON THE TV SHOW M*A*S*H, LONGED FOR A HUNGARIAN HOT DOG FROM HIS FAVORITE HOMETOWN STAND, TONY PACKO'S. IT CONSISTS OF THE HUNGARIAN SAUAGE, KOLBASZ, SLICED IN HALF ON RYE BREAD AND A SPICY CHILI SAUCE. HIS HOMETOWN BEING ...
DETROIT - TOLEDO - FORT WAYNE - KALAMAZOO
TOLEDO
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TRUE OR FALSE. JONATHAN CHAPMAN AKA JOHNNY APPLESEED. STARTED APPLE NURSERIES AND SCATTERING SEEDS THROUGHOUT BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE OF APPLES AND WANTING TO GET OTHERS TO LOVE THEM.
FALSE. HE WAS A MISSIONARY OF THE NEW CHURCH (SWEDENBORGIAN) AND USED THE APPLES TO FEED THOSE IN NEED AND TO SELL AND SUPPORT HIS MISSIONARY EFFORTS
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BESIDES TRANSISTORS, WHAT OTHER ITEM WAS INTRODUCED?
PLASTICS
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WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WATCH FIREWORK DISPLAYS ON THE 4TH OF JULY?
LESS THAN 20% - @ 45% - 90% - MORE THAN 60%
MORE THAN 60%
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BEN FRANKLIN WAS THE OLDEST SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AT 70 YEARS OLD. HE WAS ALSO THE OLDEST TO SIGN THE CONSTITUTION, AT THIS AGE
80 - 81 - 82 - 83
81 ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1787
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ON JULY 26, 1945, A HEAVY CRUISER, NAMED AFTER THIS MIDWEST CITY WAS SUNK, AFTER DELIVERING THE "LITTLE BOY" ATOMIC BOMB TO THE ISLAND OF TINIAN FOR THE BOMBING OF JAPAN, RESULTING IN THE LARGEST LOST OF LIFE FROM A SINGLE SINKING.
COLUMBUS - INDIANAPOLIS - CHICAGO - DETROIT
USS INDIANAPOLIS. ONLY 316 OF THE 1195 MEN WERE RESCUED AFTER 4 DAYS IN THE OPEN SEA. 300 WENT DOWN WITH THE SHIP. THE REST DIED FROM EXPOSURE AND SHARK ATTACKS
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PETE ROSE HOLDS THE RECORD FOR MOST CAREER HITS WITH 4256. HE ALSO HOLDS THE RECORD FOR MOST 200 HIT SEASONS AT THIS NUMBER.
8 - 9 - 10 - 11
10
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THIS MIDWEST CITIES STYLE IS A STEAMED ALL BEEF KOSHER HOT DOG ON A STEAMED POPPY SEED BUN, TOPPED WITH YELLOW MUSTARD, CHOPPED WHITE ONIONS, A DILL PICKLE SPEAR, TOMATO SLICES, A "NEON GREEN" SWEET RELISH, HOT PEPPERS AND A DASH OF CELERY SALT.
ST LOUIS - CHICAGO - MILWAUKEE - MINNEAPOLIS
CHICAGO
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TRUE OF FALSE. JOHNNY SPREAD SEEDS ALL THE WAY TO THE ROCKIES.
FALSE. THERE IS ONLY EVEDIENCE OF HIM IN PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA AND PARTS OF VIRGINIA ( NOW WEST VIRGINIA)
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WHO WAS THE STRONG MAN WHO ADVERTISED IN MAGAZINES AND TORE A PHONE BOOK IN HALF?
CHARLES ATLAS
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WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR WAY TO CELEBRATE THE 4TH?
FIREWORKS - PARADE - BARBECUE/ PICNIC - LONG WEEKEND VACATION
BARBECUE/ PICNIC
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CHARLES CARROLL WAS THE LAST SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION TO DIE IN 1832 AT THIS AGE.
85 - 87 - 91 -95
95
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ON JULY 25,1898, THE U.S., DURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, INVADED THIS CARIBBEAN ISLAND, THAT HAS SINCE BECOME A U.S. TERRITORY
PUERTO RICO
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ON JUNE 6, 2017, SCOOTER GARRETT OF THE CINCINNATI REDS JOINED AN ELITE GROUP OF 14 OTHERS, THAT INCLUDE LOU GEHRIG, WILLIE MAYS AND GIL HODGES, THAT HIT THIS MANY HOME RUNS IN A SINGLE 9 INNING GAME.
3 - 4 - 5 - 6
4
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STREET VENDORS IN THIS WEST COAST CITY SELL DOWNTOWN DOGS THAT ARE A BACON WRAPPED HOT DOG GRILLED WITH ONIONS, JALAPENOS AND BELL PEPPERS AND SERVED WITH MUSTARD, KETCHUP AND MAYO.
LOS ANGELES - SAN FRANCISCO - SAN DIEGO - SACRAMENTO
LOS ANGELES
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APPLE PIE RANKS WHERE, AS THE FAVORITE PIE, NATIONWIDE.
1ST - 2ND - 3RD - 4TH
TIED FOR 3RD. ACCORDING TO THE SMITHSONIAN, 11 STATES FAVOR CHERRY . 10 FAVOR PUMPKIN. 5 FAVOR APPLE AND 5 FAVOR PECAN. 4TH IS BLUEBERRY FAVORED BY 4
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THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENTARY, ONE THEME KEPT REPEATING ABOUT TIME. WHAT WAS TIME DOING?
MARCHING ON!
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HOW MANY CASES OF BEER ARE SOLD ON THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND?
68 MILLION - 111 MILLION - 153 MILLION - 1.2 BILLION
68 MILLION
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POLITICAL COMRADES & RIVALS, JOHN ADAMS & THOMAS JEFFERSON BOTH DIED ON THE SAME DAY, THE 4TH OF JULY. OF WHAT YEAR
1818 - 1821 - 1826 - 1828
1826 - THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING.
HISTORY SAYS ADAMS FINAL WORDS WERE, "AT LEAST JEFFERSON LIVES." NOT KNOWING HE HAD ACTUALLY PASSED EARLIER THAT DAY.
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ON JULY 17, 1918, BOLSHEVIKS BRUTALLY MURDER THIS CZAR AND ALL HIS FAMILY.
ALEXANDER - IVAN - NICHOLAS
NICHOLAS
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2 CINCINNATI REDS PITCHERS, JIM MALONEY IN 1965 AND FRED TONEY IN 1917, HOLD THE RECORD FOR THE LONGEST GAME NO-HITTER ALONG WITH GEORGE WILTSIE OF THE NEW YORK GIANTS IN 1908. PITCHING A NO-HITTER IN THIS MANY INNINGS.
10 - 11 - 12 - 13
10
10
POPULAR IN THIS SOUTHWESTERN STATE IS THE SONORA HOT DOG. A BACON WRAPPED GRILLED DOG ON A BOLILLO STYLE BUN, TOPPED WITH PINTO BEANS, ONIONS, TOMATOES. ADDITONAL CONDIMENTS INCLUDE MUSTARD, MAYO, AVACADO, AND JALAPENO SALSA.
ARIZONA - NEW MEXICO - TEXAS - NEVADA
ARIZONA
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THE GRAFTING OF APPLE TREES CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THIS CIVILIZATION.
PERSIAN - ROMANS - GREEK
PERSIAN. DOCUMENTS SHOWING ALEXANDER THE GREAT SENT DWARF APPLE TREES BACK TO GREECE FROM HIS CONQUESTS IN PERSIA.
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AMERICANS SPENT THIS AMOUNT IN FORTUNE TELLING
$100 MILLION - $150 MILLION - $200 MILLION - $250 MILLION
$150 MILLION